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AP Computer Science A›Unit 4: Data Collections›Searching, sorting, and recursion

Recursive Searching and Sorting

Binary search and merge sort are naturally recursive: split the problem in half, solve the halves, and combine.

Recursive binary search
Merge sort
Tracing recursive calls

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4Data Collections

Ethics of Data Collection
Introduction to Data Sets
Creating and Traversing Arrays
Array Algorithms
Using Text Files
Wrapper Classes and Autoboxing
ArrayList Methods
Removing While Traversing
Implementing ArrayList Algorithms
2D Arrays
Searching and Sorting
Recursion
Recursive Searching and Sorting

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Also called: merge sort, binary search recursion