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Comprehensive Data Structures PDF Notes designed for Computer Science and Software Engineering students preparing for exams, quizzes, and technical interviews. These notes clearly explain core data structure concepts with definitions, examples, and algorithm breakdowns — perfect for understanding theory and improving problem-solving skills. Topics typically covered include: Arrays & Strings Linked Lists Stacks & Queues Recursion Trees (Binary Trees, BST, Traversals) Heaps & Priority Queues Hash Tables Graphs (BFS, DFS) Sorting Algorithms (Merge Sort, Quick Sort, Bubble Sort) Searching Algorithms Time & Space Complexity (Big-O Notation) Perfect for: ️ Midterm & final exam preparation ️ Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA) courses ️ Coding interviews ️ Quick revision before tests ️ Computer Science fundamentals review These notes simplify complex algorithm concepts and provide structured summaries for fast and effective studying.

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LECTURE NOTES O v. v.



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DATA STRUCTURES v.




Year : 2017v.-v.2018
Coursev.Code : ACS102
Regulations : R16
Semester : Iv.B.Techv.IIv.Semester
Branch : CSEv./v.ITv./v.ECEv./v.EEE




Preparedv.byv.
Ms.v.Bv.Padmaja
Associatev.Professor




INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
v. v. v.

(Autonomous)v.Dundig
al,v.Hyderabadv.-v.500v.043

, DATAv.STRUCTURES
IIv.Semester:v.CSEv./v.ECEv./v.EEEv./v.IT
Coursev.Code Category Hoursv./v.Week Credits Maximumv.Marks
L T P C CIA SEE Total
ACS002 Foundation
3 1 - 4 30 70 100
Contactv.Classes:v.45 Tutorialv.Classes:v.15 Practicalv.Classes:v.Nil Totalv.Classes:v . 60

COURSEv.OBJECTIVES:
Thev.coursev.shouldv.enablev.thev.studentsv.to:
I. Learnv.thev.basicv.techniquesv.ofv.algorithmv.analysis.
II. Demonstratev.severalv.searchingv.andv.sortingv.algorithms.
III. Implementv.linearv.andv.non-linearv.datav.structures.
IV. Demonstratev.variousv.treev.andv.graphv.traversalv.algorithms.
V. Analyzev.andv.choosev.appropriatev.datav.structurev.tov.solvev.problemsv.inv.realv.world.

UNITv.-v.1 INTRODUCTIONv.TOv.DATAv.STRUCTURES,v.SEARCHINGv.ANDv.SORTING
Basicv . concepts:v . Introductionv . tov . datav . structures,v . classificationv . ofv . datav . structures,v . operati
onsv . onv.datav . structures,v . v . abstractv . v . datav . v . type,v . v . algorithms,v . v . differentv . v . approachesv . v
. tov . v . designv . v . anv.algorithm,v . recursivev . algorithms;v . Searchingv . techniques:v . Linearv . search,v . bi
naryv . searchv . andv . Fibonacci
search;v.Sortingv.techniques:v.Bubblev.sort,v.selectionv.sort,v.insertionv.sort,v.quickv.sort,v.mergev.sort,v.an
dv.comparisonv.ofv.sortingv.algorithms.
UNITv.-v.2 LINEARv.DATAv.STRUCTURES
Stacks:v . Primitivev . operations,v . implementationv . ofv . stacksv . usingv . Arrays,v . applicationsv . ofv . sta
cksv.arithmeticv.expressionv . conversionv . andv . evaluation;v . Queues:v . Primitivev . operations;v . I
mplementationv.ofv . v . queuesv . v . usingv . Array,v . applicationsv . ofv . linearv . queue,v . circularv . que
uev . andv . doublev . endedv . queue
(DEQUE).
UNITv.-v.3 LINKEDv.LISTS
Linkedv.lists:v.Introduction,v.singlyv.linkedv.list,v.representationv.ofv.av.linkedv.listv.inv.memory,v.operation
sv.onv.av.Singlev . linkedv . list;v . Applicationsv . ofv . linkedv . lists:v . Polynomialv . representationv .
andv . sparsev . matrixv.manipulation.
Typesv . ofv . linkedv . lists:v . Circularv . linkedv . lists,v . doublyv . linkedv . lists;v . Linkedv . listv . repr
esentationv . andv.operationsv.ofv.Stack,v.linkedv.listv.representationv.andv.operationsv.ofv.queue.
UNITv.-v.4 NONv.LINEARv.DATAv.STRUCTURES
Treesv.:v.Basicv.concept,v.binaryv.tree,v.binaryv.treev.representation,v.arrayv.andv.linkedv.representations,v.b
inaryv.treev . traversal,v . binaryv . searchv . tree,v . treev . variants,v . applicationv . ofv . trees;v . Graphs:v . Basicv
. concept,v . graph
terminology,v.graphv.implementation,v.graphv.traversals,v.Applicationv.ofv.graphs,v.Priorityv.Queue.
UNITv.-v.5 BINARYv.TREESv.ANDv.HASHING
Binaryv . searchv . trees:v . Binaryv . searchv . trees,v . propertiesv . andv . operations;v . Balancedv
. searchv . trees:
AVLv . trees;v.Introductionv . tov . Mv.-
v.Wayv . searchv . trees,v . Bv . trees;v . Hashingv . andv . collision:v.Introduction,v.hashv . tables,v . hashv.fu
nctions,v.collisions,v.applicationsv.ofv.hashing.
LISTv.OFv.REFERENCEv.BOOKS:

,1. Yv.Danielv.Liang,v.―Introductionv.tov.Programmingv.usingv.Python‖,v.Pearson.
2. Benjaminv.Baka,v.Davidv.Julian,v.―Pythonv.Datav.Structuresv.andv.Algorithms‖,v.Packtv.Publishers,201
7.
3. Rancev.D.v.Necaise,v.―Datav.Structuresv.andv.Algorithmsv.usingv.Python‖,v.Wileyv.Studentv.Edition.
4. Martinv.Jones,v.―Pythonv.forv.Completev.Beginners‖,v.2015.
5. Zedv.A.v.Shaw,v.―Learnv.Pythonv.thev.Hardv.Way:v.av.veryv.simplev.introductionv.tov.thev.terri
fyinglyv.beautifulv.worldv.ofv.computersv.andv.code‖,v.3e,v.Addison-Wesley,v.2014.
6. Hemantv.Jain,v.―Problemv.Solvingv.inv.Datav.Structuresv.andv.Algorithmsv.usingv.Python:v.program
mingv.interviewv.guide‖,v.2016.
WEBv.REFERENCES:
1. https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/datastructures.html
2. http://interactivepython.org/runestone/static/pythonds/index.html
3. http://www.tutorialspoint.com/data_structures_algorithms
4. http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/data-structures/
5. http://www.studytonight.com/data-structures/
6. http://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-structures-algorithms

, UNITv.–
I INTRODUCTIONv.TOv.DATAv.STRUCTURES,v.
v. v.

SEARCHINGv.ANDv.SORTING
Basicv.Concepts:v.Introductionv.tov.Datav.Structures:

Av.datav.structurev.isv.av.wayv.ofv.storingv.datav.inv.av.computerv.sov.thatv.itv.canv.bev.usedv.efficientlyv.andv.it
v.willv.allowv.thev.mostv.efficientv.algorithmv.tov.bev.used.v.Thev.choicev.ofv.thev.datav.structurev.beginsv.fro
mv.thev.choicev.ofv.anv.abstractv.datav.typev.(ADT).v.Av.well-
designedv.datav.structurev.allowsv.av.varietyv.ofv.criticalv.operationsv.tov.bev.performed,v.usingv.asv.fewv.reso
urces,v.bothv.executionv.timev.andv.memoryv.space,v.asv.possible.v.Datav.structurev.introductionv.refersv.tov.
av.schemev.forv.organizingv.data,v.orv.inv.otherv.wordsv.itv.isv.anv.arrangementv.ofv.datav.inv.computer'sv.me
moryv.inv.suchv.av.wayv.thatv.itv.couldv.makev.thev.datav.quicklyv.availablev.tov.thev.processorv.forv.requiredv.
calculations.

Av.datav.structurev.shouldv.bev.seenv.asv.av.logicalv.conceptv.thatv.mustv.addressv.twov.fundamentalv.concerns.

1. First,v.howv.thev.datav.willv.bev.stored,v.and
2. Second,v.whatv.operationsv.willv.bev.performedv.onv.it.
Asv.datav.structurev.isv.av.schemev.forv.datav.organizationv.sov.thev.functionalv.definitionv.ofv.av.datav.structur
ev.shouldv.bev.independentv.ofv.itsv.implementation.v.Thev.functionalv.definitionv.ofv.av.datav.structurev.isv.k
nownv.asv.ADTv.(Abstractv.Datav.Type)v.whichv.isv.independentv.ofv.implementation.v.Thev.wayv.inv.which
v.thev.datav.isv.organizedv.affectsv.thev.performancev.ofv.av.programv.forv.differentv.tasks.v.Computerv.progra
mmersv.decidev.whichv.datav.structuresv.tov.usev.basedv.onv.thev.naturev.ofv.thev.datav.andv.thev.processesv.th
atv.needv.tov.bev.performedv.onv.thatv . data.v.Somev.ofv.thev.morev.commonlyv.usedv.datav.structuresv.includ
ev.lists,v.arrays,v.stacks,v.queues,v.heaps,v.trees,v.andv.graphs.

Classificationv.ofv.Datav.Structures:

Datav.structuresv.canv.bev.classifiedv.as

 Simplev.datav.structure
 Compoundv.datav.structure
 Linearv.datav.structure
 Nonv.linearv.datav.structure




[Figv.1.1v.Classificationv.ofv.Datav.Structures]

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