Bipartite Graphs

You know BFS and can traverse graphs. Some graphs split into two groups with no same-group edges.

48 lessons
118 min

Lessons

1. Intro

The Goal

2m

2. What Is a Bipartite Graph?

Core definition

3m

3. Vocabulary - 2-Coloring

The visual test

2m

4. Vocabulary - Partition

Two disjoint sets

2m

5. Real World Examples

Where they appear

2m

6. The Odd Cycle Rule

Why some graphs fail

3m

7. Visualizing the Odd Cycle

See the contradiction

3m

8. Quiz: Bipartite Basics

Knowledge check

2m1 problems

9. Detection Strategy

The plan

2m

10. BFS for Detection

Level-by-level coloring

3m

11. DFS for Detection

Recursive approach

2m

12. Disconnected Graphs

Multiple components

2m

13. DFS Implementation

Alternative approach

3m

14. BFS vs DFS Trade-offs

When to use each

2m

15. Common Mistakes

What goes wrong

2m

16. Time and Space Complexity

Analysis

3m

17. LeetCode 785 Is Graph Bipartite? - Problem Statement

LeetCode 785

3m1 problems

18. LeetCode 785 Is Graph Bipartite? - Input Format

Adjacency list

2m

19. LeetCode 785 Is Graph Bipartite? - The Color Array

Tracking state

2m

20. LeetCode 785 Is Graph Bipartite? - Detecting Conflicts

Same color neighbors

2m

21. LeetCode 785 Is Graph Bipartite? - The Outer Loop

Handling all components

2m

22. LeetCode 785 Is Graph Bipartite? - Algorithm

Step by step

3m

23. LeetCode 785 Is Graph Bipartite? - Implementation

The code

4m1 problems

24. LeetCode 785 Is Graph Bipartite? - Walkthrough

Trace example

3m

25. LeetCode 785 Is Graph Bipartite? - Conflict Example

When it fails

3m

26. LeetCode 785 Is Graph Bipartite? - Lessons

summary

2m

27. Quiz: Detection Logic

Knowledge check

2m1 problems

28. LeetCode 886 Possible Bipartition - Problem Statement

LeetCode 886

3m1 problems

29. LeetCode 886 Possible Bipartition - Story

The party problem

2m

30. LeetCode 886 Possible Bipartition - Recognizing the Pattern

It's bipartite!

2m

31. LeetCode 886 Possible Bipartition - Building the Graph

Edge list to adj list

2m

32. LeetCode 886 Possible Bipartition - Index Handling

One-indexed vs zero-indexed

2m

33. LeetCode 886 Possible Bipartition - Algorithm

Same core logic

3m

34. LeetCode 886 Possible Bipartition - Implementation

The code

4m1 problems

35. LeetCode 886 Possible Bipartition - Walkthrough

Trace example

3m

36. LeetCode 886 Possible Bipartition - Lessons

summary

2m

37. Quiz: Problem Recognition

Knowledge check

2m1 problems

38. CSES 1668 Building Teams - Problem Statement

CSES

3m1 problems

39. CSES 1668 Building Teams - Input Format

Competitive style

2m

40. CSES 1668 Building Teams - Output Format

Print the teams

2m

41. CSES 1668 Building Teams - Core Idea

Same algo, new output

2m

42. CSES 1668 Building Teams - Algorithm

Step by step

3m

43. CSES 1668 Building Teams - Implementation

The code

4m1 problems

44. CSES 1668 Building Teams - Walkthrough

Trace example

3m

45. CSES 1668 Building Teams - Lessons

summary

2m

46. Quiz: Edge Cases

Knowledge check

2m1 problems

47. What's Next

Matching preview

2m

48. Section Recap

What we learned

2m

Practice Problems

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