Practice In-Place Selection Sort - 11.1.4 | 11. Selection Sort | Design & Analysis of Algorithms - Vol 1
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In-Place Selection Sort

11.1.4 - In-Place Selection Sort

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Question 1 Easy

What is the time complexity of the selection sort algorithm?

💡 Hint: Think about how many times we have to scan through the list.

Question 2 Easy

In an unsorted array, which element do we look for first with selection sort?

💡 Hint: Consider what we mean by sorting into order.

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Question 1

What is the first step in the selection sort algorithm?

Swap the last two elements
Find the smallest element
Sort the entire array

💡 Hint: Recall the initial action when you start sorting.

Question 2

Selection sort is considered best suited for?

Large datasets
Small datasets
Any datasets

💡 Hint: Think about where the algorithm might perform well.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Write a function that implements selection sort in a programming language of your choice. Explain the steps involved in the code clearly.

💡 Hint: Remember to check boundaries when accessing array indices.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given an array of integers, find out how many swaps are performed by a selection sort on it. Write code to illustrate this.

💡 Hint: Consider implications of finding minimums and when actual swaps occur.

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