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Data Structures and Algorithms
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to Algorithms Analysis
    • Growth Rates
    • Big-O, Little-o, Theta, Omega
    • Analysis of Linear Search
    • Analysis of Binary Search
  • Recursion
    • The runtime stack
    • How to Write a Recursive Function
      • Example: the Factorial Function
    • Drawbacks of Recursion and Caution
  • Lists
    • Implementation
    • Linked List
      • Nodes
      • Iterator
      • Template Singly Linked List
      • Doubly Linked List
      • Circular Linked List
  • Stacks
    • Stack Operations
    • Stack Implementations
    • Stack Applications
  • Queue
    • Queue Operations
    • Queue Implementations
    • Queue Applications
  • Tables
    • Simple Table
    • Hash Table
      • Bucketing
      • Chaining
      • Linear Probing
      • Quadratic Probing and Double Hashing
  • Sorting
    • Simple Sorts
      • Bubble Sort
      • Insertion Sort
      • Selection Sort
    • Merge Sort
      • Merge Sort Implementation
    • Quick Sort
    • Heap Sort
      • Binary heap
      • Binary heap basics
      • Insertion into a binary heap
      • Delete from a binary heap
      • Implementation
      • Sorting
  • Introduction to Trees, Binary Search Trees
    • Definitions
    • Tree Implementations
    • Binary Trees
    • Binary Search Trees
      • Insertion
      • Removal
      • Traversals
  • AVL Trees
    • Height Balance
    • Insertion
    • Why it works
  • Red Black Trees
    • Insertion Example
  • 2-3 Trees
  • Graphs
    • Representation
  • Complexity Theory
  • Appendix: Mathematics Review
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The linked list data structure is made up of multiple nodes. Each node is made up of two portions, a data portion and a pointer portion. The data portion contains one instance of the data to be stored. While the pointer portion indicates the location of another node.

An array of 5 doubles:

A linked list storing the same data as the above array:

Each linked list must have a pointer to some node in the list. Any other node in the list is reached by following the pointers from one node to the next.

Like an array, a linked list stores data of the same data type. The data type of a linked list will determine how each node is declared.

Array of 5 doubles
Linked list of 5 doubles