61 OCR GCSE Insertion sort - Craig 'n' Dave

insertion sort  Merge-insertion sort In computer science, merge-insertion sort or the Ford–Johnson algorithm is a comparison sorting algorithm published in 1959 by L R Ford An insertion sort compares values in turn, starting with the second value in the list If this value is greater than the value to the left of it, no changes are

How Does Insertion Sort Work? · Pick Up: Starting from the second element, consider it separate from the sorted portion of the array · Compare Using binary search It is reasonable to use binary search algorithm to find a proper place for insertion This variant of the insertion sort is called binary

An insertion sort algorithm is a sorting algorithm that works by iterating through an unsorted list and inserting each element into its Insertion sort is another relatively straightforward algorithm It too divides the list into a sorted and unsorted portion, but it sorts cards by shifting each