Re: [algogeeks] first fit bin packing

2011-05-20 Thread MK
Not sure what you are suggesting. If you bring to the root which has capacity to hold then it looks like you are disturbing the order of the bins. On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 1:34 PM, pacific :-) pacific4...@gmail.com wrote: i think we can use heaps for this problem..bring to the root which has

Re: [algogeeks] first fit bin packing

2011-05-20 Thread ankit sambyal
@MK: When we insert a value, we first delete that bin from the tree, then we change the old root value and then we reinsert that bin into the tree. On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 5:26 PM, MK stardust...@gmail.com wrote: Not sure what you are suggesting. If you bring to the root which has capacity

Re: [algogeeks] first fit bin packing

2011-05-14 Thread pacific :-)
i think we can use heaps for this problem..bring to the root which has capacity to hold and pick the root each time. If the root cannot accomodate then no other node will be able to accomodate. On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 1:26 AM, MK stardust...@gmail.com wrote: Consider the first fit strategy for

[algogeeks] first fit bin packing

2011-05-13 Thread MK
Consider the first fit strategy for online bin packing. So if you have N bins numbered 1, 2, 3..N and you are given value V, you scan them from left to right and insert V into the first bin that currently has enough capacity. In the naieve case, N insertions will take O(N^2) time. How can this