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Data Structures and Algorithms
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to Algorithms Analysis
    • Growth Rates
    • Big-O, Little-o, Theta, Omega
    • Analysis of Linear Search
    • Analysis of Binary Search
  • Recursion
    • The runtime stack
    • How to Write a Recursive Function
      • Example: the Factorial Function
    • Drawbacks of Recursion and Caution
  • Lists
    • Implementation
    • Linked List
      • Nodes
      • Iterator
      • Template Singly Linked List
      • Doubly Linked List
      • Circular Linked List
  • Stacks
    • Stack Operations
    • Stack Implementations
    • Stack Applications
  • Queue
    • Queue Operations
    • Queue Implementations
    • Queue Applications
  • Tables
    • Simple Table
    • Hash Table
      • Bucketing
      • Chaining
      • Linear Probing
      • Quadratic Probing and Double Hashing
  • Sorting
    • Simple Sorts
      • Bubble Sort
      • Insertion Sort
      • Selection Sort
    • Merge Sort
      • Merge Sort Implementation
    • Quick Sort
    • Heap Sort
      • Binary heap
      • Binary heap basics
      • Insertion into a binary heap
      • Delete from a binary heap
      • Implementation
      • Sorting
  • Introduction to Trees, Binary Search Trees
    • Definitions
    • Tree Implementations
    • Binary Trees
    • Binary Search Trees
      • Insertion
      • Removal
      • Traversals
  • AVL Trees
    • Height Balance
    • Insertion
    • Why it works
  • Red Black Trees
    • Insertion Example
  • 2-3 Trees
  • Graphs
    • Representation
  • Complexity Theory
  • Appendix: Mathematics Review
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Insertion Sort

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The insertion sort algorithm works by looking at the array as if it is being filled in. The idea is that the array starts off in the first iteration as if it has only one element in it. The numbers that come after are then inserted into the "array" at the correct position. This is continued until all values in the entire array have been properly "inserted"

void insertionSort(int arr[],int size){
    int curr;
    int i,j;
    for(i=0;i<size;i++){
        curr=arr[i];
        for(j=i;j>0 && arr[j-1] > curr;j--){
            arr[j]=arr[j-1];
        }
        arr[j]=curr;
    }
}

Insertion sort animation: http://cathyatseneca.github.io/DSAnim/web/insertion.html