Added notebook solving the following: Determine if a linked list is a palindrome.

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* [Partition a linked list around a given value](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/partition.ipynb) * [Partition a linked list around a given value](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/partition.ipynb)
* [Add two numbers whose digits are stored in a linked list in reverse order](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/add-reverse.ipynb) * [Add two numbers whose digits are stored in a linked list in reverse order](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/add-reverse.ipynb)
* [Find the start of a linked list loop](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/find-loop-start.ipynb) * [Find the start of a linked list loop](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/find-loop-start.ipynb)
* [Determine if a linked list is a palindrome](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/palindrome.ipynb)
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"## Problem: Determine if a linked list is a palindrome.\n",
"\n",
"* [Clarifying Questions](#Clarifying-Questions)\n",
"* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n",
"* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n",
"* [Code](#Code)\n",
"* [Pythonic-Code](#Pythonic-Code)"
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"## Clarifying Questions\n",
"\n",
"* Is a single character or number a palindrome?\n",
" * No"
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"## Test Cases\n",
"\n",
"* Empty list\n",
"* Single element list\n",
"* Two element list, not a palindrome\n",
"* Three element list, not a palindrome\n",
"* General case: Palindrome with even length\n",
"* General case: Palindrome with odd length"
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"## Algorithm\n",
"\n",
"* Reverse the linked list\n",
"* Compare the reversed list with the original list\n",
" * Only need to compare the first half\n",
"\n",
"Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(1)\n",
"* Space: O(n)\n",
"\n",
"Note:\n",
"* We could also do this iteratively, using a stack to effectively reverse the first half of the string."
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"## Code"
]
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"%run linked_list.py"
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"class MyLinkedList(LinkedList):\n",
" def is_palindrome(self):\n",
" if self.head is None or self.head.next is None:\n",
" return False\n",
" curr = self.head\n",
" reversed_list = MyLinkedList()\n",
" length = 0\n",
" while curr is not None:\n",
" reversed_list.insert_to_front(curr.data)\n",
" length += 1\n",
" curr = curr.next\n",
" iterations_to_compare_half = length / 2\n",
" curr = self.head\n",
" curr_reversed = reversed_list.head\n",
" for _ in xrange(0, iterations_to_compare_half):\n",
" if curr.data != curr_reversed.data:\n",
" return False\n",
" curr = curr.next\n",
" curr_reversed = curr_reversed.next\n",
" return True"
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"print('Empty list')\n",
"linked_list = MyLinkedList()\n",
"print(linked_list.is_palindrome())\n",
"print('Single element list')\n",
"head = Node(1)\n",
"linked_list = MyLinkedList(head)\n",
"print(linked_list.is_palindrome())\n",
"print('Two element list, not a palindrome')\n",
"linked_list.append(2)\n",
"print(linked_list.is_palindrome())\n",
"print('Three element list, not a palindrome')\n",
"linked_list.append(3)\n",
"print(linked_list.is_palindrome())\n",
"print('General case: Palindrome with even length')\n",
"head = Node('a')\n",
"linked_list = MyLinkedList(head)\n",
"linked_list.append('b')\n",
"linked_list.append('b')\n",
"linked_list.append('a')\n",
"print(linked_list.is_palindrome())\n",
"print('General case: Palindrome with odd length')\n",
"head = Node(1)\n",
"linked_list = MyLinkedList(head)\n",
"linked_list.append(2)\n",
"linked_list.append(3)\n",
"linked_list.append(2)\n",
"linked_list.append(1)\n",
"print(linked_list.is_palindrome())"
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