Programming Foundations: Algorithms
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Description
This course delves into the universal building blocks of programming - algorithms. It covers popular and useful algorithms for searching and sorting information, recursion techniques, and understanding common data structures. The course also explores the performance implications of different algorithms and how to evaluate their performance. Practical examples are demonstrated in Python, but the lessons are applicable to any programming language.
Learning Objectives
- Understanding data structures
- Working with arrays and linked lists
- Implementing stacks and queues
- Understanding and applying hash tables
- Grasping the concept of recursion
- Sorting data using bubble, merge, and quicksort
- Searching data in unordered and ordered lists
- Filtering and counting values with hash tables
- Finding maximum value recursively
- Measuring algorithm performance