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D1 Alphabetical Sort, Edexcel

So Edexcel D1 exam tomorrow.

I'm slow at using sorting algorithms on letters to sort them into alphabetical order. I can do it much faster if I assign numbers to each letter according to its position in the alphabet i.e. A = 1, K = 11 etc. and then running the algorithm on the numbers.

As long as I finish with returning the list to the letters/names, will I lose marks for using numbers in the middle?

Cheers

Reply 1

Smile Generator

To be safe, I wouldn't but you'd really need to ask your maths teacher about this :smile:

Reply 2

username2322123

on the glossary on the edexcel website it says on the page after that the midpoints of any algorithm have to be worked out by (n+1)/2
i found the numbers easier too but still ask someone more qualified :smile:

Reply 3

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