Understanding the Quicksort Algorithm

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Quicksort is a widely used sorting algorithm that operates by partitioning an array into smaller subarrays. The `public.static.int.partition` method plays a crucial role in Quicksort by selecting a pivot element and rearranging elements around it based on their values. This process creates a split between elements less than the pivot and those greater than it, leading to a sorted array. Visualization and explanation of the partitioning step with examples like `5, 7, 1, 2, 8, 4, 3, 6` help in grasping the essence of Quicksort.

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  1. Quicksort David Kauchak cs201 Spring 2014

  2. public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; } what does this method do?

  3. public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; } nums[end] is called the pivot Partitions the elements nums[start end-1] in to two sets, those pivot and those > pivot Operates in place Final result: start pivot end nums > pivot pivot

  4. 5 7 1 2 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  5. lessThanIndex 5 7 1 2 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  6. lessThanIndex i 5 7 1 2 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  7. lessThanIndex i 5 7 1 2 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  8. lessThanIndex i 5 7 1 2 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  9. lessThanIndex i 5 7 1 2 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  10. lessThanIndex i 5 7 1 2 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  11. lessThanIndex i 5 7 1 2 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  12. lessThanIndex i 5 7 1 2 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  13. lessThanIndex i 5 1 7 2 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  14. lessThanIndex i 5 1 7 2 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  15. lessThanIndex i 5 1 7 2 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  16. lessThanIndex i 5 1 2 7 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  17. lessThanIndex i 5 1 2 7 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  18. lessThanIndex i 5 1 2 7 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  19. lessThanIndex i 5 1 2 7 8 4 3 6 start end What s happening?

  20. lessThanIndex i 5 1 2 7 8 4 3 6 start end > pivot unprocessed pivot

  21. lessThanIndex i 5 1 2 7 8 4 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  22. lessThanIndex i 5 1 2 4 8 7 3 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  23. lessThanIndex i 5 1 2 4 3 7 8 6 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  24. lessThanIndex i 5 1 2 4 3 6 8 7 start end public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  25. Partition running time? O(n) public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  26. Quicksort How can we use this method to sort nums? public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  27. Quicksort private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } } public static int partition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int lessThanIndex = start-1; for( int i = start; i < end; i++ ){ if( nums[i] <= nums[end] ){ lessThanIndex++; swap(nums, lessThanIndex, i); } } swap(nums, lessThanIndex+1, end); return lessThanIndex+1; }

  28. 8 5 1 3 6 2 7 4 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  29. 8 5 1 3 6 2 7 4 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  30. 1 3 2 4 6 8 7 5 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  31. 1 3 2 4 6 8 7 5 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  32. 1 3 2 4 6 8 7 5 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  33. 1 2 3 4 6 8 7 5 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  34. 1 2 3 4 6 8 7 5 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  35. 1 2 3 4 6 8 7 5 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  36. 1 2 3 4 6 8 7 5 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  37. 1 2 3 4 6 8 7 5 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  38. 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 6 What happens here? private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  39. 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 6 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  40. 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 6 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  41. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  42. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 private static void quicksortHelper(double[] nums, int start, int end){ if( start < end ){ int partition = partition(nums, start, end); quicksortHelper(nums, start, partition-1); quicksortHelper(nums, partition+1, end); } }

  43. Running time of Quicksort? Worst case? Each call to Partition splits the array into an empty array and n-1 array

  44. Quicksort: Worst case running time n-1 + n-2 + n-3 + + 1 = O(n2) When does this happen? sorted reverse sorted near sorted/reverse sorted

  45. Quicksort best case? Each call to Partition splits the array into two equal parts How much work is done at each level , i.e. running time of a level? O(n)

  46. Quicksort best case? Each call to Partition splits the array into two equal parts How many levels are there? Similar to binary search, each call to Partition will throw away half the data until we re down to one element: log2 n levels

  47. Quicksort best case? Each call to Partition splits the array into two equal parts Overall runtime? O(n log n)

  48. Quicksort Average case? Two intuitions As long as the Partition procedure always splits the array into some constant ratio between the left and the right, say L-to-R, e.g. 9-to-1, then we maintain O(n log n) As long as we only have a constant number of bad partitions intermixed with a good partition then we maintain O(n log n)

  49. How can we avoid the worst case? Inject randomness into the data private static void randomizedPartition(double[] nums, int start, int end){ int i = random(start, end); swap(nums, i, end); return partition = partition(nums, start, end); } Randomized quicksort is average case O(n log n)

  50. What is the wost case running time of randomized Quicksort? O(n2) We could still get very unlucky and pick bad partitions at every step

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