INTERACTIVE COURSE

A Visual Introduction to Algorithms

Beginner

61 Lessons

14h

Certificate of Completion

11 Playgrounds

18 Challenges

178 Illustrations

Course Overview

Learn introductory computer science algorithms, including searching, sorting, recursion, and graph theory through a combination of articles, visualizations, quizzes, and coding challenges. Implement Challenges in Java, Python, C++ or Javascript.

Course Content

Intro to Algorithms

What is an algorithm and why should you care?A Guessing Game Route-finding

Binary Search

Binary Search Implementing Binary Search of an Array Challenge: Binary Search Running Time of Binary Search Quiz: Running time of binary search

Asymptotic Analysis

Introduction to Asymptotic notation Big-θ (Big-Theta) notation Functions in Asymptotic Notation Big-O notation Big-Ω (Big-Omega) notation Quiz: Asymptotic notation

Selection Sort

Sorting Challenge: Implement Swap Selection Sort Pseudocode Challenge: Find minimum in Subarray Challenge: Implement Selection Sort Analysis of Selection Sort

Insertion Sort

Insertion Sort Challenge: Insert a Value Before an Index in Sorted Order Insertion Sort pseudocode Challenge: Implement Insertion Sort Analysis of Insertion Sort

Recursion Algorithms

11 Lessons

Towers of Hanoi

4 Lessons

Merge Sort

6 Lessons

Quick Sort

5 Lessons

Graphs

3 Lessons

Breadth-first Search

4 Lessons

License

2 Lessons

Non-comparison based sorting algorithms

1 Lesson

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