The library sorting problem is used across computer science for organizing far more than just books. A new solution is less than a page-width away from the theoretical ideal.

The algorithm addresses something called the library sorting problem (more formally ... for instance — that minimizes how long it takes to place a new book on the shelf. Imagine, for example, that you ...

In this module the student will learn the very basics of algorithms through three examples: insertion sort (sort an array in ascending/descending order); binary search: search whether an element is ...

When you’re trying to learn how an algorithm works, it’s not always easy to visualize what’s going on. Well, except for maybe binary sort, thanks to the phone book. Professor [thatguyer] is ...

They decide to apply the steps of the sorting algorithm to organise the photos and place them in order. This clip is from the series How to Think Like a Computer. This clip could be used to ...