Test Your Knowledge

You’ve learned heap sort. Let’s see how well you understand it.

Knowledge Check Quiz

Coding Challenge

Implement the heapify function:

Key Takeaways

You’ve mastered:

✅ Heap Sort Algorithm: Build heap, extract max, repeat
✅ Heapify Operation: Maintain heap property
✅ Complexity: O(n log n) time, O(1) space
✅ Characteristics: In-place, guaranteed performance, not stable
✅ When to Use: When you need guaranteed O(n log n) in-place sorting

What You Can Build Now

With heap sort knowledge, you can:

• Implement efficient in-place sorting
• Build priority queues
• Understand heap data structures
• Solve heap-related problems
• Appreciate algorithm trade-offs

Next Steps

• Practice with more heap problems
• Learn about priority queues
• Study other heap operations
• Explore heap applications

Great job completing this tutorial!