Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw written test

2012-08-07 Thread algo bard
The problem boils down to this: http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/archives/6463 On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 1:59 PM, manish patel wrote: > This is maximum sub-array problem. Nice explaination is given in CLRS - > "Introduction to algorithms " Pg 68, ch-4 3rd edition > > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:00 AM,

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw written test

2012-08-07 Thread manish patel
This is maximum sub-array problem. Nice explaination is given in CLRS - "Introduction to algorithms " Pg 68, ch-4 3rd edition On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Navin Gupta wrote: > @ashgoel :- Thanx for pointing it out, my earlier approach doesn't work. > Please check if this works. > We can appl

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw written test

2012-08-07 Thread Navin Gupta
@ashgoel :- Thanx for pointing it out, my earlier approach doesn't work. Please check if this works. We can apply this:- For every element, find the highest element to the right of it. For e.g: I/P:- 35 4015 35 10 20 Highest to Right:- 40 3535 20

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw written test

2012-08-06 Thread Ashish Goel
the only one scenario. > Other like random order profits and loss so need to decide min n max for a > interval. > > Here is no profit > 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 :(. > Sent from my Windows Phone > -- > From: Mukul Gupta > Sent: 08/05/2012 8:47 PM >

RE: [algogeeks] DE Shaw written test

2012-08-06 Thread umesh kewat
random order profits and loss so need to decide min n max for a interval. Here is no profit 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 :(. Sent from my Windows Phone -- From: Mukul Gupta Sent: 08/05/2012 8:47 PM To: algogeeks@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw written test Thanks for

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw written test

2012-08-05 Thread Mukul Gupta
Thanks for pointing out the mistake.Though my code will correctly calculate the max_profit but I must keep track of the buying_day.I have made some modification in my code.Hope it works fine now. int min = a[0]; // initialized to first element int max_profit = 0; //when you buy and sell on same

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw written test

2012-08-05 Thread Arun Kindra
@harsha : yes, the problem is if u r finding only min and max value, it might happen that u sell the stock before buying. Ex- int a [ ] = { 5, 10, 4, 6, 7 }; the min value is 4 and max is 10 and 10 comes before 4, means u sell the stock before buying. and i think the sol given by mukul does the sa

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw written test

2012-08-05 Thread Mukul Gupta
This can be done in O(n) time complexity and O(1) space complexity using dynamic programming.Consider a situation in which I have been given an array of stock values for N days (in your case N=365) which looks like: int a [ ] = { 5, 10, 4, 6, 7 }; Now,use two variables min (which will keep track

[algogeeks] DE Shaw written test

2012-08-05 Thread harsha
there is a stock company whose stock prices are known to u for next 365 days. u have to write the code on which day u should buy and sell the stock. U cannot sell a stock until you haven't bought any stock. my approach was to buy the stock when the stock prices are the lowest and sell them when

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-06 Thread parth panchal
hi neha how are you send me a nice mail of nature plz reply me i m online now -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algo

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-06 Thread ROHIT SINGHAL
:) thanks for such gud words guys On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:47 PM, sukran dhawan wrote: > ya dont be upset if some one who is not as good as u get a job and u don > get it ... think positively ... think that the company don deserve u and > start working on ur weak areas > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-06 Thread sukran dhawan
ya dont be upset if some one who is not as good as u get a job and u don get it ... think positively ... think that the company don deserve u and start working on ur weak areas On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:34 PM, siddharam suresh wrote: > my personal experience. > guys don't regret while placements,

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-06 Thread siddharam suresh
my personal experience. guys don't regret while placements, it wont bring any work-ability in the preparation. always look for what was missing in the last interview, prepare well. I didnt prepare because of the initial failure in the placements(ended up where i did not planed). I wish that wont h

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-06 Thread rahul vatsa
:D may be u lost this to gt something better :-) On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 4:32 AM, ROHIT SINGHAL wrote: > due to this singleton class i lost 6.5 lpa opportunity :( in Hcentive noida > > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:58 PM, rahul vatsa wrote: > >> there is no restriction at all, you can create n no of

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-06 Thread ROHIT SINGHAL
due to this singleton class i lost 6.5 lpa opportunity :( in Hcentive noida On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:58 PM, rahul vatsa wrote: > there is no restriction at all, you can create n no of objects. A member > function can call a private constructor any number of times. > > Just 1 single object is cr

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-06 Thread rahul vatsa
there is no restriction at all, you can create n no of objects. A member function can call a private constructor any number of times. Just 1 single object is created bcoz this is the property of singleton class. A singleton class is a class which ensures the class has only one instance & it provid

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-05 Thread Pratz mary
bcoz u cant keep reinitializing the same object On 5 September 2011 22:15, Neha Singh wrote: > Guys hv a doubt, plz clarify .. > You mentioned that if a class has a private constructor then the object of > that class can be created using call to a static method which internally > calls the const

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-05 Thread Shravan Kumar
Calling the static method multiple times will return the same instance not multiple instances, that is the essence of singleton design pattern. Example: http://www.docjar.com/html/api/java/lang/Runtime.java.html On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 10:45 PM, ravindra patel wrote: > it usually works like this

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-05 Thread ravindra patel
it usually works like this - public class Test1 { private static Test1 obj; // Static member hence singleton private Test1() // To prevent the Compiler from creating default constructor { // Do whatever initialization required } public static Test1 getIn

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-05 Thread Neha Singh
Guys hv a doubt, plz clarify .. You mentioned that if a class has a private constructor then the object of that class can be created using call to a static method which internally calls the constructor and returns its reference. I can't understand why only 1 object can be created as mentioned by yo

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-05 Thread Neha Singh
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Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-05 Thread amrit harry
hey guys fro where i can find open source project to workon?? On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 9:44 PM, sukran dhawan wrote: > for singletion class > > > On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Sanjay Rajpal wrote: > >> I think when we have to create a singleton class, we can use private >> constructor. Objects o

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-05 Thread sukran dhawan
for singletion class On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Sanjay Rajpal wrote: > I think when we have to create a singleton class, we can use private > constructor. Objects of such classes can be constructed using static > functions that can be accessed using class name and scope resolution > operato

Re: [algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-05 Thread Sanjay Rajpal
I think when we have to create a singleton class, we can use private constructor. Objects of such classes can be constructed using static functions that can be accessed using class name and scope resolution operators. This is useful because user can create only one object of that class, which is so

[algogeeks] DE shaw question- urgent

2011-09-05 Thread Neha Singh
When do u hv a private constructor for a class ??? How to create an object of such a class ?? What's its utility ?? Anyone plz explain asap?? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@goo

Re: [algogeeks] De shaw ques!

2011-08-18 Thread Anika Jain
hey but 935*2+69 = 1939 and when this is divided by 38 remainder iscoming to be 1..i guess so.. is it ryt? On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 9:55 PM, aditya kumar wrote: > i guess if the option is provided it would have been an appropiate question > . > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Rohit Srivastava

Re: [algogeeks] De shaw ques!

2011-08-17 Thread aditya kumar
i guess if the option is provided it would have been an appropiate question . On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Rohit Srivastava wrote: > +1 to nitin > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Romil ... wrote: > >> People this is not the way to approach this one. This question seems to be >> unfai

Re: [algogeeks] De shaw ques!

2011-08-17 Thread Rohit Srivastava
+1 to nitin On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Romil ... wrote: > People this is not the way to approach this one. This question seems to be > unfair. Take the number to be 1939 which also leaves 69 as the remainder > when divided by 935 but when it is divided by 38, the remainder is only 1. >

Re: [algogeeks] De shaw ques!

2011-08-17 Thread Romil .......
People this is not the way to approach this one. This question seems to be unfair. Take the number to be 1939 which also leaves 69 as the remainder when divided by 935 but when it is divided by 38, the remainder is only 1. There is definitely some mistake. Also there doesn't seem to be a mathematic

Re: [algogeeks] De shaw ques!

2011-08-17 Thread Nitin Nizhawan
N = 935*q + 69 N%38 = 31, 16, 1, 24, 9, 32, 17, 2 for { q = 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7. } On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:54 PM, aditya kumar wrote: > @priya . i have shown you my method . write your method and we shall > discuss it . > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:52 PM, sukran dhawan wrote: > >> >> >>

Re: [algogeeks] De shaw ques!

2011-08-17 Thread priya ramesh
i solved it the same way you solved it. Took the same exmpl too :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsub

Re: [algogeeks] De shaw ques!

2011-08-17 Thread aditya kumar
@priya . i have shown you my method . write your method and we shall discuss it . On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:52 PM, sukran dhawan wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:39 PM, priya ramesh < > love.for.programm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> if a number is divided by 935 remainder is 69. if same no. is

Re: [algogeeks] De shaw ques!

2011-08-17 Thread sukran dhawan
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:39 PM, priya ramesh < love.for.programm...@gmail.com> wrote: > if a number is divided by 935 remainder is 69. if same no. is divided by > 38, what will be the remainder? > > -- answer is 16.t > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "A

Re: [algogeeks] De shaw ques!

2011-08-17 Thread priya ramesh
i got the same answer. the ans is supposed to be 29 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegr

Re: [algogeeks] De shaw ques!

2011-08-17 Thread abhishek iyer
16 is the answer ??? On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:39 PM, priya ramesh < love.for.programm...@gmail.com> wrote: > if a number is divided by 935 remainder is 69. if same no. is divided by > 38, what will be the remainder? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Grou

Re: [algogeeks] De shaw ques!

2011-08-17 Thread aditya kumar
let the number be 935+69 = 1004 (bcoz divide 1004%935 = 69 ) now 1004 % 38 = 16 ANS On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:39 PM, priya ramesh < love.for.programm...@gmail.com> wrote: > if a number is divided by 935 remainder is 69. if same no. is divided by > 38, what will be the remainder? > > -- > You rece

[algogeeks] De shaw ques!

2011-08-17 Thread priya ramesh
if a number is divided by 935 remainder is 69. if same no. is divided by 38, what will be the remainder? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this

[algogeeks] de shaw ? any link for questions ?

2011-08-14 Thread MAC
can someone please suggest sample ques for de shaw ?? some lnk would help -- thanks --mac -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send

Re: [algogeeks] de shaw

2011-08-14 Thread Dipankar Patro
came across this on other forum.. http://forums.sureshkumar.net/de-shaw-placement-papers/17885-deshaw-technical-questions.html On 13 August 2011 23:32, sukran dhawan wrote: > MVIT ? > > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Dipankar Patro wrote: > >> Which college? >> >> >> On 13 August 2011 20:52, r

Re: [algogeeks] de shaw

2011-08-13 Thread sukran dhawan
MVIT ? On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Dipankar Patro wrote: > Which college? > > > On 13 August 2011 20:52, ravinder s wrote: > >> >> >> hi can anyone tell me the pattern of de shaw ? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" g

Re: [algogeeks] de shaw

2011-08-13 Thread sukran dhawan
MVIT On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Dipankar Patro wrote: > Which college? > > > On 13 August 2011 20:52, ravinder s wrote: > >> >> >> hi can anyone tell me the pattern of de shaw ? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" gro

Re: [algogeeks] de shaw

2011-08-13 Thread Dipankar Patro
Which college? On 13 August 2011 20:52, ravinder s wrote: > > > hi can anyone tell me the pattern of de shaw ? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To un

[algogeeks] de shaw

2011-08-13 Thread ravinder s
hi can anyone tell me the pattern of de shaw ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.

[algogeeks] DE SHAW QUESTIONS???

2011-08-02 Thread htross
hi does any body know what kind of question is asked in DE SHAW first round??please reply by tomorrow. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe fro

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw - Data Structure Section Qn

2011-07-28 Thread ankit sambyal
In the question it is specified that the data structure should have a worst case time complexity of O(N) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw - Data Structure Section Qn

2011-07-28 Thread Akshata Sharma
using array, we can do in O(logn) always as it is ordered. If all values hash to same bucket in case of hashtable, it would be O(n) worse case On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:03 AM, rajeev bharshetty wrote: > Hash Table with Bucket , made of linked list . > > At most if all n values hash to same bucke

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw - Data Structure Section Qn

2011-07-27 Thread ankit sambyal
d) Hast table with bucket, made up of linked list, where linked list have no ordering. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw - Data Structure Section Qn

2011-07-27 Thread SkRiPt KiDdIe
I think Ordered array Search time = O(logn) whereas for bucket complexity=O(sqrt(n)) as it is unordered. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw - Data Structure Section Qn

2011-07-27 Thread rajeev bharshetty
Hash Table with Bucket , made of linked list . At most if all n values hash to same bucket then at worst case we must traverse n linked list nodes to find the element. Hope it is clear On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 11:59 PM, Reynald wrote: > Which of the following data structure do better job (has l

[algogeeks] DE Shaw - Data Structure Section Qn

2011-07-27 Thread Reynald
Which of the following data structure do better job (has lesser time complexity) at searching elements that has a worst-case time complexity of O(n)? Do not account for the cost of building the Data structure in searching cost. a) Linked list with element sorted by value b) Binary tree with no orde

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-16 Thread Nitish Garg
Nice Solution! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/algogeeks/-/PGCJcmtuYqEJ. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread DK
There are only 2 types of heaps in this problem: 1. Optional heaps -> have > 1 coins 2. Non-optional heaps -> have = 1 coins Start from the rightmost heap. This is base case - whoever gets this heap surely wins. Look at the heaps before it. If it is a non-optional heap (1 element only), then the

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread immanuel kingston
yep true. The difficult part is trying to find when Player 1 can win with heaps of size 1. Thanks, Immanuel On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:59 PM, sunny agrawal wrote: > i think solution depends on no of heaps having single coin > if there are even number of such heaps player 1 will win > if there ar

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread sunny agrawal
no that also wont work n=2 3,1 On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:59 PM, sunny agrawal wrote: > i think solution depends on no of heaps having single coin > if there are even number of such heaps player 1 will win > if there are odd number of such heaps player 2 will win > > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:49

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread sunny agrawal
i think solution depends on no of heaps having single coin if there are even number of such heaps player 1 will win if there are odd number of such heaps player 2 will win On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Nitish Garg wrote: > Player 1 can still win in this case: Player 1 can take 1 from the firs

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread Nitish Garg
Player 1 can still win in this case: Player 1 can take 1 from the first heap forcing Player 2 to take the remaining 1. Then Player 1 can take the 2 coins from the second heap and win. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To view

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread sunny agrawal
@Nitish n=2 heap 1 = 2 heap 2 = 3 Xor = 1 still player one can win :) On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:49 PM, sunny agrawal wrote: > @immanuel > ohh, i read the Question wrong. :( > i was thinking player1 is starting from least numbered heap and player 2 > from highest no heap > > > > On Wed, Jun 15,

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread immanuel kingston
@Nitish, I think it fails for this condition 4 heaps with 1,2,1,2 Player 1 starts first with picking 1 coin from heap 1 Player 2 picks 2 coins from heap 2 Player 1 picks 1 coin from heap 3 Player 2 picks 2 coins from heap 4. Player 2 wins but XOR of the number of coins in each heap is 0(if that

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread sunny agrawal
@immanuel ohh, i read the Question wrong. :( i was thinking player1 is starting from least numbered heap and player 2 from highest no heap On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:36 PM, immanuel kingston < kingston.imman...@gmail.com> wrote: > Player 1 will take 1 coin from heap 1 > Player 2 has to take th

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread Nitish Garg
I think that when the XOR of all the coins is zero Player 1 can always win. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/algogeeks/-/EQtViYQFACMJ. To post to this gr

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread immanuel kingston
Player 1 will take 1 coin from heap 1 Player 2 has to take the other coin from heap1. Player 1 will take both the coins in heap 2. Thanks, Immanuel On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:33 PM, sunny agrawal wrote: > check out this case > n = 2 > both heaps having 2 coins > player 2 will win i think > > >

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread sunny agrawal
check out this case n = 2 both heaps having 2 coins player 2 will win i think On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:26 PM, immanuel kingston < kingston.imman...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes. I am wrong. As per the example, Player 2 will win if he plays > efficiently. > > Let me put my solution this way, > > If al

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread immanuel kingston
Yes. I am wrong. As per the example, Player 2 will win if he plays efficiently. Let me put my solution this way, If all the the heaps are of size > 1 the Player 1 can win always. Thanks, Immanuel On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 5:36 PM, sunny agrawal wrote: > consider the case. > n = 2; > heap 1 -> no

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread sunny agrawal
consider the case. n = 2; heap 1 -> no of coins 1 heap 2 -> no of coins 2 On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 5:34 PM, sunny agrawal wrote: > i think u r wrong > what if heap size -1 is 0 > i think one should pick atleast one coin else game will draw > > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 5:17 PM, immanuel kingst

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread sunny agrawal
i think u r wrong what if heap size -1 is 0 i think one should pick atleast one coin else game will draw On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 5:17 PM, immanuel kingston < kingston.imman...@gmail.com> wrote: > First Player can always win. > > For each heap >Pick heap-size - 1 coins if this is not the n

Re: [algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread immanuel kingston
First Player can always win. For each heap Pick heap-size - 1 coins if this is not the n-1th heap Pick all coins from the heap if this the n-1th heap. Please correct me if i am wrong. Thanks, Immanuel On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Piyush Sinha wrote: > *There are n heaps of coin(numbe

[algogeeks] DE Shaw Q

2011-06-15 Thread Piyush Sinha
*There are n heaps of coin(numbered from 0 to n-1) with atleast 1 coin in each heap. There are 2 players. First player can pick any no. of coins from the least numbered heap, then the second player can pick any no. of coins from the least numbered heap. Unless it is emptied, the player cant move on