DSC 40B – Theoretical Foundations of Data Science II


Problems tagged with "depth first search"

Problem #111

Tags: depth first search, start and finish times

Suppose a depth-first search (DFS) is run on the graph shown below using node \(s\) as the source and adopting the convention that a node's neighbors are produced in ascending order of their label.

Part 1)

What will be the start time of node \(u_7\)?

Solution

8

Part 2)

What will be the finish time of node \(u_7\)?

Solution

9

Part 3)

Which node will be the DFS predecessor of node \(u_7\)?

Solution

\(u_6\)

Problem #112

Tags: depth first search, start and finish times

Let \(G\) be a graph, and suppose \(s\), \(u\), and \(v\) are three nodes in the graph.

Suppose a depth-first search (DFS) is run on \(G\) using node \(s\) as the source and adopting the convention that a node's neighbors are produced in ascending order by label. During this DFS, start and finish times are computed. Suppose it is found that:

\[\text{start}[u] < \text{start}[v] < \text{finish}[v] < \text{finish}[u]\]

Now suppose another DFS is run using node \(s\) as the source, but adopting a different convention about the order in which neighbors are produced. Suppose new_start and new_finish are the start and finish times found by this second DFS. True or False: it must be that

\[\text{new_start}[u] < \text{new_start}[v] < \text{new_finish}[v] < \text{new_finish}[u]\]
True False
Solution

False.

Problem #114

Tags: depth first search

Suppose we define a forward-looking graph with \(n\) nodes to be the directed graph \(G = (V, E)\) with nodes \(u_1, \ldots, u_n\) and the edge \((u_i, u_j)\) if and only if \(i < j\). An example of such a graph with 4 nodes is shown below.

What is the time complexity of depth-first search when run on a forward-looking graph with \(n\) nodes, using node \(u_1\) as the source? State your answer as a function of \(n\) using asymptotic notation.

Solution

\(\Theta(n^2)\)

Problem #115

Tags: depth first search, aggregate analysis

Suppose an undirected graph \(G = (V, E)\) is a tree with 33 edges. Suppose a node \(s\) is used as the source of a depth-first search.

Including the root call of dfs on node \(s\), how many calls to dfs will be made?

Solution

34

Problem #116

Tags: depth first search, breadth first search

Let \(G = (V, E)\) be an undirected tree.

Suppose breadth-first search (BFS) and depth-first search (DFS) are each run on the graph using the same source node. True or False: for any node \(u\) in the graph, the BFS predecessor of \(u\) and the DFS predecessor of \(u\) must be the same.

True False
Solution

True.

Problem #129

Tags: depth first search

Suppose a DFS is run on the graph shown below using node 11 as the source.

What will be the DFS predecessor of node 3 in the search? Use the convention that a node's neighbors are produced in ascending order by label.

Solution

1

Problem #130

Tags: depth first search, aggregate analysis

Consider the code shown below. It shows DFS as seen in lecture, with one modification: a print statement in the for-loop.



def dfs(graph, u, status=None):
    """Start a DFS at `u`."""
    # initialize status if it was not passed
    if status is None:
        status = {node: 'undiscovered' for node in graph.nodes}
    status[u] = 'pending'
    for v in graph.neighbors(u):
        print("Hello!")
        if status[v] == 'undiscovered':
            dfs(graph, v, status)
    status[u] = 'visited'

How many times will "Hello!" be printed if dfs is run on the graph below using node \(u\) as the source? Note that dfs will not be restarted if the first call does not explore the whole graph.

Solution

12

Problem #131

Tags: depth first search, start and finish times

Suppose again that a DFS is run on the graph shown in the above problem using node 11 as the source.

Part 1)

What will be the start time of node 2? Use the convention that the start time of the source is 1.

Solution

4

Part 2)

What will be the finish time of node 10?

Solution

11

Problem #132

Tags: depth first search, start and finish times

In a DFS on an undirected graph \(G\), the start time of node \(u\) is 12, while the finish time of node \(u\) is 37. How many nodes were marked pending between the moment that node \(u\) was marked pending and the moment that it was marked visited? Node \(u\) itself should be excluded from your count.

Solution

12

Problem #136

Tags: depth first search, breadth first search

Suppose both BFS and DFS are run on the same graph \(G = (V, E)\) using the same source node. Assume that \(G\) is a tree. Consider a particular node \(u\) in the graph. True or False: the BFS predecessor found for \(u\) and the DFS predecessor found for \(u\) must be the same.

True False
Solution

True.

Problem #137

Tags: depth first search

Suppose a DFS is run on a directed graph. Let \(u\) and \(v\) be two nodes in the graph, and assume that the edge \((u, v)\) exists. True or False: it is possible that, at some moment in time, \(u\) is marked as ``visited'' while \(v\) is marked as ``undiscovered''.

True False
Solution

False.

Problem #152

Tags: depth first search

Suppose a depth first search (DFS) is run on the graph shown below using node \(u_4\) as the source and the convention that graph.neighbors produces nodes in ascending order by label. What will be the predecessor of \(u_6\) in the DFS?

Solution

\(u_5\). DFS starts at \(u_4\), looks at the neighbors, and sees \(u_2\) is undiscovered, so it makes a recursive call dfs(u_2). At \(u_2\), it sees that \(u_1\) is undiscovered, and calls dfs(u_1). At \(u_1\), there's nothing to do, so it's marked as visited and the recursion unrolls back to the call on dfs(u_2). We then look at the next neighbor of \(u_2\), which is \(u_3\). We make a call to dfs(u_3), which looks at its neighbors and sees \(u_5\). We make a call to dfs(u_5), and during this call we discover \(u_6\), meaning that \(u_5\) is the DFS predecessor of \(u_6\).

Problem #156

Tags: depth first search, trees

What is the time complexity of depth first search (DFS) when run on a tree with \(n\) nodes?

Solution

\(\Theta(n)\)

Problem #157

Tags: depth first search

Suppose a depth first search is run on a directed graph. True or False: it is possible that, at any moment in time, there is a node marked as visited which has a neighbor (successor) that is marked as pending.

Solution

True

Problem #158

Tags: depth first search, start and finish times

Suppose a depth first search is run on the graph shown below using node \(u_4\) as the source, and adopt the convention that graph.neighbors produces nodes in ascending order of label. Which node will have the smallest finish time?

Solution

\(u_1\)

Problem #159

Tags: depth first search, start and finish times

Suppose a depth first search is run on the graph shown below using node \(u_4\) as the source, and adopt the convention that graph.neighbors produces nodes in ascending order of label. What will be the start time of node \(u_7\)?

Solution

12

Problem #161

Tags: depth first search, start and finish times

Suppose \(T = (V, E)\) is a connected, undirected graph with no cycles (that is, \(T\) is a tree). Suppose a depth first search is run on \(T\) using node s as the source. Assume that node s has two neighbors: \(u\) and \(v\). If \(|V| = 15\), which one of the below represents possible start and finish times of \(u\) and \(v\)? You may assume that graph.neighbors produces neighbors in ascending order of label.

Solution

start[u] = 2, finish[u] = 21, start[v] = 22, finish[v] = 29