And, of course, Python is used extensively within Netflix's machine-learning algorithms for things like content recommendations, artwork personalization, and marketing.

It covers basic algorithm design techniques such as divide and conquer, dynamic programming, and greedy algorithms. It concludes with a brief introduction to intractability (NP-completeness) .

Flying high above the Pacific Ocean, Titus Brown is taking a deep dive into his students' research code. The long journey from Michigan State University in East Lansing to a conference in ...