100-problem log
Solve 100 algorithm problems and log the key idea and complexity of each.
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Computer science · 17Intermediate
Technical Interview Prep
Developers targeting large tech companies.
Solid Python, computer science fundamentals and intensive practice on data structures and algorithms.
361hours of coursework
37weeks at 10 h
3steps
14courses
3universities
Target skills
DebuggingData StructuresObject Oriented Programming (OOP)Software EngineeringObject Oriented DesignPython ProgrammingData StorageProgram DevelopmentAlgorithmsGraph TheoryCode ReusabilityUnified Modeling Language
Skill labels as listed on Coursera.
Target jobs
- Software developer
- Software engineer at a large tech company
Progression
- 1University of MichiganBeginnerPython, Jupyter, Pillow, pytesseract, OpenCV
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Python Basics Beginner 27 h 4.8 (18,462) Python Functions, Files, and Dictionaries Beginner 42 h 4.8 (5,448) Data Collection and Processing with Python Intermediate 21 h 4.7 (4,056) Python Classes and Inheritance Intermediate 20 h 4.7 (3,733) Python Project: Software Engineering and Image Manipulation Intermediate 8 h 4.2 (1,533) - 2University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIntermediateC++
Stated prerequisites: Basic knowledge of computer systems; familiarity with a programming language such as Python
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Object-Oriented Data Structures in C++ Intermediate 21 h 4.7 (3,043) Ordered Data Structures — 19 h 4.8 (925) Unordered Data Structures — 21 h 4.7 (557) - 3University of California San DiegoIntermediatePython, Java, C++, JavaScript, Rust
Stated prerequisites: Basic programming (loops, arrays, stacks, recursion); discrete math (induction, contradiction)
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Algorithmic Toolbox Intermediate 41 h 4.6 (12,588) Data Structures Intermediate 23 h 4.6 (5,580) Algorithms on Graphs Intermediate 55 h 4.7 (2,272) Algorithms on Strings Intermediate 19 h 4.5 (1,091) Advanced Algorithms and Complexity Advanced 27 h 4.6 (703) Genome Assembly Programming Challenge Advanced 17 h 4.5 (355)
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Projects to build
Classic structures
Implement a heap, a hash table and an LRU cache, with tests.
Mock interviews
Do six mock interviews with a partner, two of them on system design.
Free textbooks
AlgorithmsJeff EricksonFree, CC BY 4.0
Open Data StructuresPat MorinFree, CC BY 2.5
Think Python, 3rd ed.Allen B. DowneyFree, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0