CS61B Textbook
  • Contributors
  • DISCLAIMER
  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1 Your First Java Program
    • 1.2 Java Workflow
    • 1.3 Basic Java Features
    • 1.4 Exercises
  • 2. Defining and Using Classes
  • 3. References, Recursion, and Lists
  • 4. SLLists
  • 5. DLLists
  • 6. Arrays
  • 7. Testing
  • 8. ArrayList
  • 9. Inheritance I: Interface and Implementation Inheritance
  • 10. Inheritance II: Extends, Casting, Higher Order Functions
    • 10.1 Implementation Inheritance: Extends
    • 10.2 Encapsulation
    • 10.3 Casting
    • 10.4 Higher Order Functions in Java
    • 10.5 Exercises
  • 11. Inheritance III: Subtype Polymorphism, Comparators, Comparable
    • 11.1 A Review of Dynamic Method Selection
    • 11.2 Subtype Polymorphism vs Explicit Higher Order Functions
    • 11.3 Comparables
    • 11.4 Comparators
    • 11.5 Chapter Summary
    • 11.6 Exercises
  • 12. Inheritance IV: Iterators, Object Methods
    • 12.1 Lists and Sets in Java
    • 12.2 Exceptions
    • 12.3 Iteration
    • 12.4 Object Methods
    • 12.5 Chapter Summary
    • 12.6 Exercises
  • 13. Asymptotics I
    • 13.1 An Introduction to Asymptotic Analysis
    • 13.2 Runtime Characterization
    • 13.3 Checkpoint: An Exercise
    • 13.4 Asymptotic Behavior
    • 13.6 Simplified Analysis Process
    • 13.7 Big-Theta
    • 13.8 Big-O
    • 13.9 Summary
    • 13.10 Exercises
  • 14. Disjoint Sets
    • 14.1 Introduction
    • 14.2 Quick Find
    • 14.3 Quick Union
    • 14.4 Weighted Quick Union (WQU)
    • 14.5 Weighted Quick Union with Path Compression
    • 14.6 Exercises
  • 15. Asymptotics II
    • 15.1 For Loops
    • 15.2 Recursion
    • 15.3 Binary Search
    • 15.4 Mergesort
    • 15.5 Summary
    • 15.6 Exercises
  • 16. ADTs and BSTs
    • 16.1 Abstract Data Types
    • 16.2 Binary Search Trees
    • 16.3 BST Definitions
    • 16.4 BST Operations
    • 16.5 BSTs as Sets and Maps
    • 16.6 Summary
    • 16.7 Exercises
  • 17. B-Trees
    • 17.1 BST Performance
    • 17.2 Big O vs. Worst Case
    • 17.3 B-Tree Operations
    • 17.4 B-Tree Invariants
    • 17.5 B-Tree Performance
    • 17.6 Summary
    • 17.7 Exercises
  • 18. Red Black Trees
    • 18.1 Rotating Trees
    • 18.2 Creating LLRB Trees
    • 18.3 Inserting LLRB Trees
    • 18.4 Runtime Analysis
    • 18.5 Summary
    • 18.6 Exercises
  • 19. Hashing I
    • 19.1 Introduction to Hashing: Data Indexed Arrays
      • 19.1.1 A first attempt: DataIndexedIntegerSet
      • 19.1.2 A second attempt: DataIndexedWordSet
      • 19.1.3 A third attempt: DataIndexedStringSet
    • 19.2 Hash Code
    • 19.3 "Valid" & "Good" Hashcodes
    • 19.4 Handling Collisions: Linear Probing and External Chaining
    • 19.5 Resizing & Hash Table Performance
    • 19.6 Summary
    • 19.7 Exercises
  • 20. Hashing II
    • 20.1 Hash Table Recap, Default Hash Function
    • 20.2 Distribution By Other Hash Functions
    • 20.3 Contains & Duplicate Items
    • 20.4 Mutable vs. Immutable Types
  • 21. Heaps and Priority Queues
    • 21.1 Priority Queues
    • 21.2 Heaps
    • 21.3 PQ Implementation
    • 21.4 Summary
    • 21.5 Exercises
  • 22. Tree Traversals and Graphs
    • 22.1 Tree Recap
    • 22.2 Tree Traversals
    • 22.3 Graphs
    • 22.4 Graph Problems
  • 23. Graph Traversals and Implementations
    • 23.1 BFS & DFS
    • 23.2 Representing Graphs
    • 23.3 Summary
    • 23.4 Exercises
  • 24. Shortest Paths
    • 24.1 Introduction
    • 24.2 Dijkstra's Algorithm
    • 24.3 A* Algorithm
    • 24.4 Summary
    • 24.5 Exercises
  • 25. Minimum Spanning Trees
    • 25.1 MSTs and Cut Property
    • 25.2 Prim's Algorithm
    • 25.3 Kruskal's Algorithm
    • 25.4 Chapter Summary
    • 25.5 MST Exercises
  • 26. Prefix Operations and Tries
    • 26.1 Introduction to Tries
    • 26.2 Trie Implementation
    • 26.3 Trie String Operations
    • 26.4 Summary
    • 26.5 Exercises
  • 27. Software Engineering I
    • 27.1 Introduction to Software Engineering
    • 27.2 Complexity
    • 27.3 Strategic vs Tactical Programming
    • 27.4 Real World Examples
    • 27.5 Summary, Exercises
  • 28. Reductions and Decomposition
    • 28.1 Topological Sorts and DAGs
    • 28.2 Shortest Paths on DAGs
    • 28.3 Longest Path
    • 28.4 Reductions and Decomposition
    • 28.5 Exercises
  • 29. Basic Sorts
    • 29.1 The Sorting Problem
    • 29.2 Selection Sort & Heapsort
    • 29.3 Mergesort
    • 29.4 Insertion Sort
    • 29.5 Summary
    • 29.6 Exercises
  • 30. Quicksort
    • 30.1 Partitioning
    • 30.2 Quicksort Algorithm
    • 30.3 Quicksort Performance Caveats
    • 30.4 Summary
    • 30.5 Exercises
  • 31. Software Engineering II
    • 31.1 Complexity II
    • 31.2 Sources of Complexity
    • 31.3 Modular Design
    • 31.4 Teamwork
    • 31.5 Exerises
  • 32. More Quick Sort, Sorting Summary
    • 32.1 Quicksort Flavors vs. MergeSort
    • 32.2 Quick Select
    • 32.3 Stability, Adaptiveness, and Optimization
    • 32.4 Summary
    • 32.5 Exercises
  • 33. Software Engineering III
    • 33.1 Candy Crush, SnapChat, and Friends
    • 33.2 The Ledger of Harms
    • 33.3 Your Life
    • 33.4 Summary
    • 33.5 Exercises
  • 34. Sorting and Algorithmic Bounds
    • 34.1 Sorting Summary
    • 34.2 Math Problems Out of Nowhere
    • 34.3 Theoretical Bounds on Sorting
    • 34.4 Summary
    • 34.5 Exercises
  • 35. Radix Sorts
    • 35.1 Counting Sort
    • 35.2 LSD Radix Sort
    • 35.3 MSD Radix Sort
    • 35.4 Summary
    • 35.5 Exercises
  • 36. Sorting and Data Structures Conclusion
    • 36.1 Radix vs. Comparison Sorting
    • 36.2 The Just-In-Time Compiler
    • 36.3 Radix Sorting Integers
    • 36.4 Summary
    • 36.5 Exercises
  • 37. Software Engineering IV
    • 37.1 The end is near
  • 38. Compression and Complexity
    • 38.1 Introduction to Compression
    • 38.2 Prefix-free Codes
    • 38.3 Shannon-Fano Codes
    • 38.4 Huffman Coding Conceptuals
    • 38.5 Compression Theory
    • 38.6 LZW Compression
    • 38.7 Summary
    • 38.8 Exercises
  • 39. Compression, Complexity, P = NP
    • 39.1 Models of Compression
    • 39.2 Optimal Compression, Kolmogorov Complexity
    • 39.3 Space/Time-Bounded Compression
    • 39.4 P = NP
    • 39.5 Exercises
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24. Shortest Paths

By: Mihir Mirchandani and Teresa Luo

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24.1 Introduction
24.2 Dijkstra's Algorithm
24.3 A* Algorithm
24.4 Summary
24.5 Exercises