A good algorithm usually comes together with a set of good data structures that allow the algorithm to manipulate the data efficiently. In this online course, we consider the common data structures that are used in various computational problems. You will learn how these data structures are implemented in different programming languages and will practice implementing them in our programming assignments. This will help you to understand what is going on inside a particular built-in implementation of a data structure and what to expect from it. You will also learn typical use cases for these data structures.
This course is part of the Data Structures and Algorithms Specialization
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Basic knowledge of at least one programming language: C++, Java, Python, C, C#, Javascript, Haskell, Kotlin, Ruby, Rust, Scala.
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- Binary Search Tree
- Priority Queue
- Hash Table
- Stack (Abstract Data Type)
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Basic knowledge of at least one programming language: C++, Java, Python, C, C#, Javascript, Haskell, Kotlin, Ruby, Rust, Scala.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Basic Data Structures
Dynamic Arrays and Amortized Analysis
Priority Queues and Disjoint Sets
Hash Tables
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The video content is nice. However, the best part of enrolling the course was the problem questions that were given. I learned a lot by solving the questions of programming assignments.
In depth mathematical analysis and implementation of important Data Structures. This is a very good course for programmers looking to solve computational problems with first principles.
one of the best course i have ever taken on any platform.
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coursera makes one to think fro solution.
after completion of course one feel satisfied.
The best data structures course that I have taken!
The complex topics are made simpler at the expense of teaching style that allowed me to make it applicable in a real world situations.
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