Why is bubble sort O(n^2)?

Question

for (int front = 1; front < intArray.length; front++)
{
    for (int i = 0; i  < intArray.length - front; i++)
    {
        if (intArray[i] > intArray[i +          


        

Answer 1

k=1(sigma k)n = n(n+1)/2
because:
  s = 1 +  2    + ... + (n-1) + n
  s = n + (n-1) + ... + 2     + 1
+)
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  2s = n*(n+1)
   s = n(n+1)/2
in bubble sort, 
(n-1) + (n-2) + ... + 1 + 0 times compares 
which means, k=0(sigma k)n-1
, k=0(sigma k)n-1 equals [k=1(sigma k)n] - n
therefore, n(n+1)/2 - n = n(n-1)/2
which is 1/2(n^2-n) => O(1/2(n^2-n))
in big O notation, we remove constant, so
O(n^2-n)
n^2 is larger than n
O(n^2)