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October 22, 2014 19:05
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Find index of number (two different methods)
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# N is number of elements | |
# N | |
# O(N) | |
def find_index(number, numbers) | |
numbers.each_with_index do |n, i| | |
if n == number | |
return i | |
end | |
return nil | |
end | |
end | |
# assume that numbers are sorted | |
# O(log N) | |
def find_index(number, numbers) | |
first = 0 | |
last = numbers.length-1 | |
middle = last / 2 | |
loop do | |
puts "#{first}, #{middle}, #{last}" | |
if numbers[middle] < number | |
first = middle | |
middle = first + ( (last - middle) / 2 ) | |
elsif numbers[middle] > number | |
last = middle | |
middle = (middle - first) / 2 | |
else | |
return numbers[middle] | |
end | |
break if numbers[middle] == number | |
end | |
if number == numbers[middle] | |
return numbers[middle] | |
else | |
return nil | |
end | |
end | |
puts find_index(15, [1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 15, 22, 55, 453, 1000]) |
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