This online course covers basic algorithmic techniques and ideas for computational problems arising frequently in practical applications: sorting and searching, divide and conquer, greedy algorithms, dynamic programming. We will learn a lot of theory: how to sort data and how it helps for searching; how to break a large problem into pieces and solve them recursively; when it makes sense to proceed greedily; how dynamic programming is used in genomic studies. You will practice solving computational problems, designing new algorithms, and implementing solutions efficiently (so that they run in less than a second).
This course is part of the Data Structures and Algorithms Specialization
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What you will learn
Essential algorithmic techniques
Design efficient algorithms
Practice solving algorithmic interview problems
Implement efficient and reliable solutions
Skills you will gain
- Dynamic Programming
- Debugging
- Software Testing
- Algorithms
- Computer Programming
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Programming Challenges
Algorithmic Warm-up
Greedy Algorithms
Divide-and-Conquer
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- 5 stars71.83%
- 4 stars21.58%
- 3 stars4.23%
- 2 stars0.98%
- 1 star1.36%
TOP REVIEWS FROM ALGORITHMIC TOOLBOX
Great course for stepping into algorithms. But some portions have bad lectures like for example explaining the theoritical reasoning for finding safe move in week 3 greedy algorithm is very poor.
Excellent Course !! The concepts are explained well and the programming exercise provide good learning. I learnt a lot from the Course. Thanks to the instructors for creating such a nice course !!
best course for clearing basics of algorithms as well as learning by doing and blow your mind by thinking hard from different prospectives to get desired solutions of programming assignments ...
The course is very good, the assignments are hard, and made me think a lot, which is very good and I like it. I think it will be even more excellent if there are more assignments and/or exercises.
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