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Programming Foundations: Algorithms

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Algorithms are the universal building blocks of programming. Learn the most popular and useful programming algorithms for searching and sorting data, counting values, and more.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Algorithms power the world
  • What you should know
1. Overview
  • What are algorithms?
  • Common algorithms in programming
  • Measuring algorithm performance
2. Common Data Structures
  • Introduction to common data structures
  • Arrays
  • Linked lists
  • Linked lists example
  • Stacks and queues
  • Stacks and queues example
  • Dictionaries
3. Recursion
  • Understanding recursion
  • Simple recursion example
  • Calculating power and factorial
4. Sorting Information
  • Overview of sorting
  • The bubble sort
  • The merge sort
  • Implementing the merge sort
  • The quicksort
  • Implementing the quicksort
5. Searching for Data
  • Unordered list search
  • Binary search
  • Determine if a list is sorted
6. Practical Examples with Data Structures
  • Unique filtering with sets
  • Value counting with a dictionary
  • Find max value recursively
  • Balancing statements with Stack
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Joe Marini

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