Lecture 1: Administrivia, Introduction, Analysis of Algorithms, Insertion Sort, Mergesort

author: Charles E. Leiserson, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
recorded by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
published: Feb. 10, 2009,   recorded: September 2005,   views: 133067
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Comment18 Narayan Ramamurthi, June 28, 2014 at 3:03 a.m.:

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Third: A question.

The running time also depends on the data structure being used.

For example, if the same insertion sort were done using arrays versus it were done using doubly linked list.

When we are using an array, the running time depends on the number of elements we are required to move to make an insertion.

But, when we are using a doubly linked list, this is not necessarily so true because we dont move elements around to make an insertion.

Isnt it?

- Narayan


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