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Juanka
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Anyone familiar with a bubble sort? and if so how to implement it?
Juanka said:Anyone familiar with a bubble sort?
and if so how to implement it?
function y= bubble(x,y)
n = length(x);
for k = 1:n-1
for j = 1:n-k
if(x(j)> x(j+1))
temp = x(j);
x(j) = x(j+1);
x(j+1) = temp;
temp = y(j);
y(j) = y(j+1);
y(j+1) = temp;
end % if
end % for
end % for
y = x;Juanka said:I am having a problem
A bubble sort algorithm is a simple sorting algorithm that repeatedly steps through a list, compares adjacent elements and swaps them if they are in the wrong order. This process is repeated until the entire list is sorted.
A bubble sort algorithm works by comparing adjacent elements in a list and swapping them if they are in the wrong order. This process is repeated until the entire list is sorted. Each pass through the list will result in the largest number being moved to the end of the list.
The main advantage of using a bubble sort algorithm is that it is simple to implement and requires minimal code. It also has a space complexity of O(1), meaning it requires very little additional memory to sort a list. Additionally, it is efficient for sorting small lists or lists that are almost sorted.
The main limitation of a bubble sort algorithm is that it has a time complexity of O(n^2), meaning it is not efficient for sorting large lists. It also does not take into account the initial ordering of the list, meaning it will still go through all the iterations even if the list is already sorted.
The efficiency of a bubble sort algorithm can be improved by adding a flag to check if any swaps were made during a pass through the list. If no swaps were made, it means the list is already sorted and the algorithm can stop. This reduces the number of iterations needed to sort the list and improves the algorithm's time complexity.