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DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS

The document provides a comprehensive overview of data structures and algorithms, covering topics from basic programming concepts to advanced algorithms and data structures. Key areas include arrays, linked lists, trees, graphs, sorting and searching algorithms, dynamic programming, and advanced topics like string algorithms and network flow. It also emphasizes practice through platforms like LeetCode and HackerRank, along with resources for learning C++, Java, and Python.

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DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS

The document provides a comprehensive overview of data structures and algorithms, covering topics from basic programming concepts to advanced algorithms and data structures. Key areas include arrays, linked lists, trees, graphs, sorting and searching algorithms, dynamic programming, and advanced topics like string algorithms and network flow. It also emphasizes practice through platforms like LeetCode and HackerRank, along with resources for learning C++, Java, and Python.

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DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS

1. Introduction to Programming

Language Basics: Variables, data types, operators, conditional statements, loops

Simple Programs: Writing small programs to understand the syntax and basic

programming concepts

2. Basic Data Structures

Arrays: Introduction, traversal, insertion, deletion, searching (linear and binary search), sorting
(bubble, selection, insertion sort)

Linked Lists: Singly linked lists, doubly linked lists, circular linked lists, operations (insertion,
deletion, traversal)

Stacks: Introduction, operations (push, pop, peek), implementation using arrays and linked lists

Queues: Introduction, operations (enqueue, dequeue, front, rear), types (linear, circular),
implementation using arrays and linked lists

3. Recursion

Understanding Recursion: Concept, base case, recursive case

Examples: Factorial, Fibonacci series, Tower of Hanoi, binary search using recursion

4. Intermediate Data Structures

Trees: Introduction, binary trees, traversal (in-order, pre-order, post-order), binary search trees
(BST), operations in BST

Heaps: Introduction, types (max heap, min heap), operations (insertion, deletion, heapify), heap
sort

Hashing: Introduction, hash function, collision handling methods (chaining, open addressing)

5. Advanced Data Structures

Graphs: Introduction, representation (adjacency matrix, adjacency list), traversal (BFS, DFS)

Tries: Introduction, implementation, applications

Segment Trees: Introduction, construction, update, range queries

Fenwick Trees (Binary Indexed Trees): Introduction, update, prefix sum queries
6. Algorithms

Sorting Algorithms: Quick sort, merge sort, heap sort, counting sort, radix sort

Searching Algorithms: Depth-first search (DFS), breadth-first search (BFS), Dijkstra’s

algorithm, A* algorithm

Dynamic Programming: Introduction, memoization, tabulation, examples (knapsack problem,


longest common subsequence, longest increasing subsequence)

Greedy Algorithms: Introduction, examples (activity selection, Huffman coding, Kruskal’s


algorithm)

Backtracking: Introduction, examples (N-Queens problem, Sudoku solver, permutation generation)

Divide and Conquer: Introduction, examples (merge sort, quick sort, Karatsuba algorithm for
multiplication)

7. Advanced Topics

String Algorithms: String matching algorithms (KMP, Rabin-Karp), tries, suffix arrays

Graph Algorithms: Minimum spanning tree (Prim’s, Kruskal’s algorithm), shortest path algorithms
(Dijkstra’s, Bellman-Ford, Floyd-Warshall), topological sort, strongly connected components

Computational Geometry: Convex hull, line intersection, closest pair of points

Network Flow: Maximum flow (Ford-Fulkerson algorithm), minimum cut

8. Practice and Application

Practice Problems: Solving problems on platforms like LeetCode, HackerRank, CodeChef, and
GeeksforGeeks

Projects:

Implementing data structures and algorithms in real-world projects or simulations

9. Advanced Study

Competitive Programming: Participating in contests to improve problem-solving

And for c++ and DSA : https://youtu.be/EAR7De6Goz4?si=yrsQZKKNC5t-ICP4

And for Java : https://youtu.be/rZ41y93P2Qo?si=dSMUfX2wpWX2o0o6


And for Python : https://youtu.be/pkYVOmU3MgA?si=Rjtu1on_1RwRjFqm

Problems :

Use Geeks for Geeks Website OR Hacker Rank

Use Leetcode for Advance Problems

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