My software development journey
Given an array in which the elements are increasing up to a point and then decreases (this is also called a bitonic array), how do we efficiently find the maximum element?For example, the input arrays can look like {1, 3, 5, 4, 2} , {11, 17, 25, 36, 24, 6}. Basically we need to find…
Given an array of numbers, how do we find the minimum number of changes(additions/subtractions) to the elements so that each number in the array is same or equal. For example given the array {1, 2, 3, 4}, the minimum number of changes are 3. i.e we can choose any of the four elements and make…
Given a string containing the only symbols ‘+’ or ‘-‘, how do we find the minimum number of changes to transform it to a chain. A chain of length N is the sequence of alternative + and – symbols. For example “+-+-+” is a chain of length 5. Similarly “-+-+-+” is a chain of length…
Given an array of of size N, How do we find the longest sub-array with all non-zero elements? For example consider the array {34, 0, 18, 3, 0, 1, 4, 5, 0, 12}, the longest sub-array with non-zero elements is 3 i.e {1,4,5}. This problem is from Codechef. Follow this link to solve this problem…
This problem is from Codechef January challenge. Click on the link to try this problem on your own. The problem statement is as follows. Given an array of size N and two indices L and R. We need to find the GCD (Greatest Common Divisor) of all the array elements except in the range [L,R].…
Problem: Given a set of coordinates in a two dimensional plane, How do we find the area of a minimum square which includes all the points. The points can exist on the border also. For example consider two points (0,0), (1,2) we need a minimum 2*2 square to cover these points. Hence the area is…
This is a problem from Codeforces. Please follow this link to solve this problem on your own. The abridged problem statement is as follows. You are given an list of numbers, and sub-list size as input. The challenge is to find a sub-list such that the difference between the maximum and minimum numbers in that…