Given a sequence of integers, return the length of the longest subsequence that is a wiggle sequence. A subsequence is obtained by deleting some number of elements (eventually, also zero) from the original sequence, leaving the remaining elements in their original order. Java Solution The problem is converted to finding the turning point. When nums[i] … Read more
Numbers can be regarded as product of its factors. For example, 8 = 2 x 2 x 2; = 2 x 4. Write a function that takes an integer n and return all possible combinations of its factors. Note: You may assume that n is always positive. Factors should be greater than 1 and less … Read more
Given a binary tree, collect a tree’s nodes as if you were doing this: Collect and remove all leaves, repeat until the tree is empty. Example: Given binary tree 1 / \ 2 3 / \ 4 5 Returns [4, 5, 3], [2], [1]. Java Solution 1 Naively, we can get the order of each … Read more
This is the extension problem of Word Pattern I. Given a pattern and a string str, find if str follows the same pattern. Here follow means a full match, such that there is a bijection between a letter in pattern and a non-empty substring in str. Examples: pattern = “abab”, str = “redblueredblue” should return … Read more
Given an array of n integers where n > 1, nums, return an array output such that output[i] is equal to the product of all the elements of nums except nums[i]. Solve it without division and in O(n). For example, given [1,2,3,4], return [24,12,8,6]. Java Solution 1 public int[] productExceptSelf(int[] nums) { int[] result = … Read more
Write a function to delete a node (except the tail) in a singly linked list, given only access to that node. Supposed the linked list is 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 and you are given the third node with value 3, the linked list should become 1 -> 2 -> 4 after calling … Read more
There following Java code shows how to implement a queue without using any extra data structures in Java. We can implement a queue by using an array. import java.lang.reflect.Array; import java.util.Arrays; public class Queue<E> { E[] arr; int head = -1; int tail = -1; int size; public Queue(Class<E> c, int size) … Read more
Given a binary tree, find the lowest common ancestor (LCA) of two given nodes in the tree. Java Solution 1 public TreeNode lowestCommonAncestor(TreeNode root, TreeNode p, TreeNode q) { if(root==null) return null; if(root==p || root==q) return root; TreeNode l = lowestCommonAncestor(root.left, p, q); TreeNode r = lowestCommonAncestor(root.right, p, q); if(l!=null&&r!=null){ return root; … Read more
Given a binary search tree (BST), find the lowest common ancestor (LCA) of two given nodes in the BST. Analysis This problem can be solved by using BST property, i.e., left < parent < right for each node. There are 3 cases to handle. Java Solution 1 – Recursive public TreeNode lowestCommonAncestor(TreeNode root, TreeNode p, … Read more
A group of two or more people wants to meet and minimize the total travel distance. You are given a 2D grid of values 0 or 1, where each 1 marks the home of someone in the group. The distance is calculated using Manhattan Distance, where distance(p1, p2) = |p2.x – p1.x| + |p2.y – … Read more
We are playing the Guess Game. The game is as follows: I pick a number from 1 to n. You have to guess which number I picked. Every time you guess wrong, I’ll tell you whether the number is higher or lower. You call a pre-defined API guess(int num) which returns 3 possible results (-1, … Read more
This is a follow up of Shortest Word Distance. The only difference is now you are given the list of words and your method will be called repeatedly many times with different parameters. How would you optimize it? Design a class which receives a list of words in the constructor, and implements a method that … Read more
Given a singly linked list, determine if it is a palindrome. Java Solution 1 – Creat a new reversed list We can create a new list in reversed order and then compare each node. The time and space are O(n). public boolean isPalindrome(ListNode head) { if(head == null) return true; ListNode p = head; … Read more
Implement the following operations of a queue using stacks. push(x) — Push element x to the back of queue. pop() — Removes the element from in front of queue. peek() — Get the front element. empty() — Return whether the queue is empty. Java Solution class MyQueue { Stack<Integer> temp = new Stack<Integer>(); Stack<Integer> … Read more
Given an array of meeting time intervals consisting of start and end times [s1, e1], [s2, e2], … , determine if a person could attend all meetings. For example, Given [ [0, 30], [5, 10], [15, 20] ], return false. Java Solution If a person can attend all meetings, there must not be any overlaps … Read more