This tutorial launches a short series introducing data structures and algorithms. In Part 1, you’ll learn what a data structure is and how data structures are classified.

We will go through the quicksort and quickselect algorithms for sorting and selecting the kth smallest element in an array efficiently. This will also be an introduction to the role of randomization ...

Foundations of Data Structures and Algorithms Specialization Building fast and highly performant data science applications requires an intimate knowledge of how data can be organized in a computer and ...