11.1.6 - Time Complexity of Selection Sort
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What does selection sort do?
💡 Hint: Think of how you might organize physical items by size.
What is the time complexity of selection sort?
💡 Hint: Remember how we calculate time complexity through operations.
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What is the primary purpose of selection sort?
💡 Hint: Think back to what selection sort accomplishes.
Selection sort uses a time complexity of O(n²). True or False?
💡 Hint: Reflect on the comparisons made in the algorithm.
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Develop a program to implement selection sort both iteratively and recursively. Execute the algorithm on an array of your choice and print the sorted output.
💡 Hint: Start with the iterative version, then adapt it for recursion.
Given a large dataset, discuss when it would be more beneficial to use selection sort in practice despite its O(n²) complexity.
💡 Hint: Think of scenarios involving specific types of data or logistical constraints.
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