Not Homwork Fun Project

Im tring an experiment that will generate 7000 integer random numbers and save them in an array. Then I need to copy these 7000 values into a second array, so that I have two identical integer arrays.
In a function, I want to sort the first array with an un-optimized bubble sort.
In a second function, I want to sort the second array with an optimized bubble sort.

So in the main, I would like to print out the time each sort routine took to execute and print out a message determining which sort routine was faster.

Any Ideas, I made this one up for fun to also learn how to do arrays and counts.


Any help would be appreciated.....



I can add some of what I have done if necessary. Thanks to those who help

What language do you want to use?

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Originally Posted by joebenjamin

In a second function, I want to sort the second array with an optimized bubble sort.

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(My emphasis)
That's an oxymoron.

For precise time computations, with the C programming language, you can compute the difference of two calls to clock() to get the time interval.

http://www.cppreference.com/stddate/clock.html

On Win32 systems, you may use GetTickCount() or timeGetTime() in any language that gives access to system functions.

Be sure that your computations lasts at least a few seconds to get accurate results.
If it doesn't, iterate the sort operation thousands or millions of times so that it lasts enough time.

You may also use a profiler for more detailed profiling.

I am using \c programming just basic language. I am totally lost and trying to do this for a project for my math class.

Joe benjamin.....and this is alos for fun :o)

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Originally Posted by joebenjamin

I am totally lost and trying to do this for a project for my math class.

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So don't say in the thread title that this isn't for homework.

Questions about the C programming language should be asked on the C++ (non visual C++ issues) forum.
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=9

The clock() function is declared in time.h.
http://www.cppreference.com/stddate/clock.html