- Run-time Analysis
- Algorithms
- Hash Table
- Trees (Data Structures)
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Accelerated Computer Science Fundamentals Specialization
Data Structures and Algorithms in C++. Learn fundamentals of computer science while implementing efficient data structures in C++.
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What you will learn
Design and implement an object-oriented program in the C++ language, including defining classes that encapsulate data structures and algorithms.
Select and implement appropriate data structures that best utilize resources to solve a computational problem.
Analyze the running time and space needs of an algorithm, asymptotically to ensure it is appropriate at scale, including for big data.
Prepare for advanced courses in CS with the foundational knowledge of object data structures needed to implement and call advanced library functions.
Skills you will gain
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Applied Learning Project
Students will solve weekly “challenge problems” by implementing fragments of C++ code in a web-based interface. Each course also features two longer-format coding projects where students will follow instructions to complete a C++ program that performs tasks such as editing images, efficiently manipulating data structures, or solving a graph search problem.
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