Algorithms and Data Structures Courses

Computing in Python IV: Objects & Algorithms

85 reviews

Learn about recursion, search and sort algorithms, and object-oriented programming in Python.

• edX
• 9-10 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• 1st Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Divide and Conquer, Sorting and Searching, and Randomized Algorithms

67 reviews

The primary topics in this part of the specialization are: asymptotic ("Big-oh") notation, sorting and searching, divide and conquer (master method, integer and matrix multiplication, closest pair), and randomized algorithms (QuickSort, contraction algor…

• Coursera
• 17 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 4th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Algorithms, Part I

59 reviews

This course covers the essential information that every serious programmer needs to know about algorithms and data structures, with emphasis on applications and scientific performance analysis of Java implementations. Part I covers elementary data struct…

• Coursera
• 54 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Computing in Python III: Data Structures

41 reviews

Learn more complex ways of handling data, including files, lists, and dictionaries for building complex programs.

• edX
• 9-10 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• 1st Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Automata Theory

20 reviews

This course covers the theory of automata and languages. We begin with a study of finite automata and the languages they can define (the so-called "regular languages." Topics include deterministic and nondeterministic automata, regular expressions, and t…

• edX
• 5-10 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Design of Computer Programs

14 reviews

Understanding how to approach programming problems and devise a solution is an essential skill for any Python developer. In this course, you’ll learn new concepts, patterns, and methods that will expand your coding abilities from programming expert…

• Udacity
• 8 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Principles of Computing (Part 1)

30 reviews

This two-part course builds upon the programming skills that you learned in our Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python course. We will augment those skills with both important programming practices and critical mathematical problem solving sk…

• Coursera
• 19 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 2 weeks from now (25th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Shortest Paths Revisited, NP-Complete Problems and What To Do About Them

The primary topics in this part of the specialization are: shortest paths (Bellman-Ford, Floyd-Warshall, Johnson), NP-completeness and what it means for the algorithm designer, and strategies for coping with computationally intractable problems (analysis…

• Coursera
• 14 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Algorithms for Big Data (COMPSCI 229r)

2 reviews

Logistics, course topics, basic tail bounds (Markov, Chebyshev, Chernoff, Bernstein), Morris' algorithm.

• YouTube
• 34 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Advanced Algorithms (COMPSCI 224)

1 review

CS 224 is an advanced course in algorithm design, and topics we will cover include the word RAM model, data structures, amortization, online algorithms, linear programming, semidefinite programming, approximation algorithms, hashing, randomized algorithm…

• YouTube
• 35 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Algorithms (Fall 2011)

This course provides an introduction to mathematical modeling of computational problems. It covers the common algorithms, algorithmic paradigms, and data structures used to solve these problems.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 42 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Algorithms, Part II

21 reviews

This course covers the essential information that every serious programmer needs to know about algorithms and data structures, with emphasis on applications and scientific performance analysis of Java implementations. Part I covers elementary data struct…

• Coursera
• 63 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 4th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Analysis of Algorithms

6 reviews

This course teaches a calculus that enables precise quantitative predictions of large combinatorial structures. In addition, this course covers generating functions and real asymptotics and then introduces the symbolic method in the context of applicatio…

• Coursera
• 21 hours worth of material, 9 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

UC San Diego;  Higher School of Economics

Algorithmic Toolbox

23 reviews

The 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 sor…

• Coursera
• 40 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 4th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Algorithms

1 review

This course teaches techniques for the design and analysis of efficient algorithms, emphasizing methods useful in practice.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 30 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course