AD-303 Data Structures Notes
5 notes for Data Structures, unit by unit.
Notes for AD-303
- Unit 1 · Short notes Introduction to Data Structures Concepts of Data and Information · Classification of Data Structures · Abstract Data Types (ADTs) · Memory representation of data structures · Cost estimation of data structure operations · Linear data structures – Arrays
- Unit 2 · Short notes Stacks and Queues Stack as an ADT · Implementation techniques for stacks · Multiple stacks · Applications of stack – infix to postfix conversion, postfix evaluation, recursion · Queue as an ADT · Implementation techniques for queues
- Unit 3 · Short notes Tree Data Structures Tree definitions – height, depth, order, degree · Binary Search Tree – operations, traversal, search · AVL Tree · Heap · Forest · Multi‑way tree
- Unit 4 · Short notes Graphs Graph definitions and classification – directed and undirected graphs · Graph representation · Graph traversal – Depth‑First Search (DFS), Breadth‑First Search (BFS) · Minimum Spanning Tree algorithms – Kruskal, Prim · Shortest‑path algorithm – Dijkstra · Comparison of graph algorithms
- Unit 5 · Short notes Sorting, Searching and Hashing Sorting techniques – Bubble sort, Quick sort, Selection sort, Heap sort, Insertion sort, Shell sort, Merge sort, Radix sort · Comparison of sorting algorithms · Searching techniques – Sequential search, Binary search · Comparison of search methods · Hashing and indexing · Case studies – applications in operating systems, DBMS