Computer Science / Algorithms and Data Structures

Algorithms: Sorting and Searching Course

Brought by: Treehouse

Overview

This course will look at algorithms in two categories: sorting and searching. We'll implement well-known sorting algorithms like selection sort, quicksort, and merge sort. You'll also learn basic search algorithms like sequential search and binary search.

What you'll learn

  • Recursion
  • Sorting algorithms
  • Searching algorithms
  • Big O notation

Syllabus

Sorting Algorithms

Let's look at several common sorting algorithms, including Quicksort and Merge Sort.

Chevron 15 steps

  • Sorting and Searching

    3:55

  • Bogosort

    5:39

  • instruction

    Code for Bogosort

  • Selection Sort

    6:35

  • instruction

    Code for Selection Sort

  • Getting the Run Time of a Program

    4:06

  • Recursion

    10:00

  • Quicksort

    5:54

  • Implementing Quicksort

    5:22

  • instruction

    Code for Quicksort

  • Merge Sort

    7:10

  • instruction

    Code for Merge Sort

  • Actual Run Time for Sorting Algorithms

    2:13

  • Big-O Run Times of Sorting Algorithms

    5:42

  • Sorting Algorithms

    11 questions

Searching Names

This stage will cover common algorithms for searching through an array or other collection: Linear Search and Binary Search.

Chevron 8 steps

  • Linear Search

    4:22

  • instruction

    Code for Linear Search

  • Sorting Names

    1:59

  • Binary Search

    5:18

  • instruction

    Code for Binary Search

  • Timing Our Search Scripts

    1:19

  • Big O Runtime of Search Algorithms

    1:26

  • Search Algorithms

    4 questions

Taught by

Jay McGavren

Computer Science / Algorithms and Data Structures
Algorithms: Sorting and Searching Course
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Algorithms: Sorting and Searching Course

Brought by: Treehouse

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  • English
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  • intermediate
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