Crash Course: Beginner Data Structures And Algorithms Concepts
Tired of the frustrating LeetCode grind?
The reason people struggle with learning data structures and algorithms (DSA) is that they go about it in the completely wrong way. They jump straight into trying to solve problems without the proper prerequisite knowledge. This is why studying DSA feels like a slow "grind" for many.
If you are going to land your dream job, you are going to need to build your knowledge in a way where you can apply your skills to new problems, when it matters most, on a technical interview.
In this crash course we'll build up your DSA knowledge gradually so you never miss a step. We'll cover the key patterns and concepts that you can leverage to solve the most common interview problems. By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Solve interview problems about hash-maps, linked lists, binary trees, graphs, and dynamic programming
- Analyze algorithms using Big-O notation so an optimal implementation is achieved
- Visualize and understand core algorithm concepts so you can apply them to solve new problems
This course is designed for beginners, so you don’t need any DSA knowledge to begin. We will start at the fundamentals and increase the difficulty slowly over time; this is the key to truly mastering the concepts.
Once you complete this course, you’ll have the skills you need ace your technical interviews and land your dream job.
If you need additional support taking those skills and actually applying them, take Alvin's complete data structures and algorithms course on Structy. You can try out the concepts yourself in their interactive code editor and learn advanced DSA patterns like stack exhaustive recursion.
Use this link to get 20% off the entire Structy DSA learning experience (discount code TARO20).
Hey Programmers!
I'm Alvin. I'm a software engineer with a serious passion for teaching. I'm a former Google Software Engineer. I'm also a former Lead Curriculum Developer of a top coding bootcamp. I'm a Featured Instructor on the freeCodeCamp YouTube channel, where my lectures have accumulated over 6 million views.
I have spent the better part of the last decade teaching students the skills needed to be a great developer and land their dream job.
Through years of experience leading in the classroom, working with students one-on-one, and in front of the video camera, I've developed a teaching style that I'm excited to share with you. I believe that gradual progression is the key to building robust knowledge that you'll be able to apply in your interviews and on the job. We'll go slow so that you don't miss a step. With my system, you'll enter the course as a beginner, but leave with the skills to land your dream job.
Let's learn together.
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