Data Structures

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“Data Structures” is a fundamental course for all Computer Science programs of undergraduate and graduate studies. A good understanding of data representation lays a strong foundation for students to design efficient algorithms. Material included in this book could be presented to students in a semester with an associated lab component. It covers the most commonly used data structures with their applications. Algorithms have been provided for understanding the operations associated with each data structure. For appreciating the selection of a data structure for an application, the time and space complexities have been highlighted. The review questions and exercises have been arranged in an increasing order of difficulty to enable the learner to become proficient in the subject.

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction to algorithms and data structures. 2. Linear data structures. 3. Non-linear data structures. 4. Advanced data structures. 5. Sorting. 6. File structures. Summary. Multiple choice questions. Review questions. Short answer questions. Long answer questions. Answers to multiple choice questions. Index.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR R. Venkatesan

R. Venkatesan is Head of the Industry and Infrastructure Division, National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi. He has a Bachelorâ€™s degree in Technology from IIT, Madras and a Post-Graduate qualification in Management from IIM, Bangalore. He has over twenty years of consulting and research experience at the Indian Planning Commission, administrative Staff College of India, M.N. Dastur & Co., and Co-operative League of USA. He has offered consultation to many Indian and multinational firms. He has authored articles in the theme areas of managerial finance, project appraisal, program management and public sector reforms in referred international journals and has co-authored three books on the above theme areas. His publications include those for the Planning Commission of India, Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C., USA and NCAER among others. R. Venkatesan possesses a wide range of interests; his other publications range from that on Nobel Laureates to a widely received work on Sahaja Yoga.