Difficult computer science problem
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Does anyone know an algorithm that recieves an unknown amount of numbers(it stops when it recieves -1) and calculates how many of them are above the average without using an array, list, vector, stack, file ect.? Is it even possible?
SnaidiS(Semion)
i'd say "no, not possible".
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Does anyone know an algorithm that recieves an unknown amount of numbers(it stops when it recieves -1) and calculates how many of them are above the average without using an array, list, vector, stack, file ect.? Is it even possible?
SnaidiS(Semion)
while number received != -1
store the number
end while
calculate the average
iterate through the array constructed below
if number in the iteration is above the average
increment counter
end if
end iterationsbut the question is, WHY don't you want to use the STL ?? managing your own memory with such growing arrays are not good things to do by yourself...
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while number received != -1
store the number
end while
calculate the average
iterate through the array constructed below
if number in the iteration is above the average
increment counter
end if
end iterationsbut the question is, WHY don't you want to use the STL ?? managing your own memory with such growing arrays are not good things to do by yourself...
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it was a pseudo code...
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it was a pseudo code...
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why does that matter? the original post said "no arrays".
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why does that matter? the original post said "no arrays".
because even if "iterate" is not the correct word, he can still traverse the array he'd have built...
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because even if "iterate" is not the correct word, he can still traverse the array he'd have built...
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:~ sorry, don't get you...
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while number received != -1
store the number
end while
calculate the average
iterate through the array constructed below
if number in the iteration is above the average
increment counter
end if
end iterationsbut the question is, WHY don't you want to use the STL ?? managing your own memory with such growing arrays are not good things to do by yourself...
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toxcct wrote:
store the number
To what?
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:~ sorry, don't get you...
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toxcct wrote:
store the number
To what?
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to the paper next to the keyboard...
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Does anyone know an algorithm that recieves an unknown amount of numbers(it stops when it recieves -1) and calculates how many of them are above the average without using an array, list, vector, stack, file ect.? Is it even possible?
SnaidiS(Semion)
While you can certainly compute the average without any additional storage, you'd still need to be able to go back through the set of numbers to pick out those greater than the average. Just for our edificaton, why the restriction? Is this your post, too?
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You just can't use arrays! You have no array at the beggining, the user writes for you the input number by number-NO ARRAYS!
SnaidiS(Semion)
WTF !! even if you had a console program, by which the user typed all the values in a single line, you could still create an array (or an STL container), parse the string to extract the values, and store them then... if you don't explain your problem exactly, how can we guess what you're doing ? :confused:
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WTF !! even if you had a console program, by which the user typed all the values in a single line, you could still create an array (or an STL container), parse the string to extract the values, and store them then... if you don't explain your problem exactly, how can we guess what you're doing ? :confused:
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to the paper next to the keyboard...
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That'll work! It satisfies the requirements of not using a list, array, etc. :-D
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the problem says that you mustn't use arrays or other allocation of memory.
SnaidiS(Semion)
then, no chance to resolve it ;P
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Does anyone know an algorithm that recieves an unknown amount of numbers(it stops when it recieves -1) and calculates how many of them are above the average without using an array, list, vector, stack, file ect.? Is it even possible?
SnaidiS(Semion)
So what kind of storage are you allowed to use?
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So what kind of storage are you allowed to use?
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then, no chance to resolve it ;P
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You say that there is no chanse to resolve it so can you prove it mathematiclly?
SnaidiS(Semion)
i'm tired with your thread... go find someone else to bore
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