Problem:
Given any permutation of the numbers {0, 1, 2,…, N−1}, it is easy to sort them in increasing order. But what if Swap(0, *) is the ONLY operation that is allowed to use? For example, to sort {4, 0, 2, 1, 3} we may apply the swap operations in the following way:
Swap(0, 1) => {4, 1, 2, 0, 3}
Swap(0, 3) => {4, 1, 2, 3, 0}
Swap(0, 4) => {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
Now you are asked to find the minimum number of swaps need to sort the given permutation of the first N nonnegative integers.
Analysis:
According to the mean of the question, the only operation we can use is Swap(0, *), however we must use T(N) to find where the 0 is, so the sort program may use T(N^2), which is unacceptable.
In my program, I usewhile (A[0] != 0)
to make A[0]=0, then find the first number which is not in right place to change with A[0]. Besides I use a static variable i in function F