Practice Recursion Analysis - 12.1.6 | 12. Insertion Sort | Design & Analysis of Algorithms - Vol 1
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Recursion Analysis

12.1.6 - Recursion Analysis

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Question 1 Easy

What does Insertion Sort do?

💡 Hint: Think about how you sort cards in your hand.

Question 2 Easy

Define time complexity.

💡 Hint: Consider how the time increases with more data.

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Question 1

What is the time complexity of Insertion Sort?

O(n)
O(n log n)
O(n^2)

💡 Hint: Consider how many comparisons you might have to make with reversed data.

Question 2

True or False: Insertion Sort can be faster than selection sort on nearly sorted lists.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how well it handles existing order.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Implement Insertion Sort in a programming language of your choice, both iteratively and recursively. What differences do you observe in performance?

💡 Hint: Focus on measuring the execution time with varying list sizes.

Challenge 2 Hard

Create an input case for Insertion Sort that highlights its worst-case time complexity. Explain your reasoning.

💡 Hint: Think about how selections each time for the next element will be maximum.

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