Algorithms Practical Guide to Learn Algorithms for Beginners

Introduction Chapter One: Introduction to Algorithms Association between Algorithms and Computer Science Characteristics of an Algorithm Designing an Algorithm How to Identify the Best Algorithm Understanding the Basic Algorithm that Digitally Powers Life Benefits of Algorithmic Thinking Pros and Cons Chapter Two: Types of Algorithms Backtracking Algorithm Brute Force Algorithm Divide and Conquer Algorithm Dynamic Programming Algorithm Greedy Algorithm Randomized Algorithm Simple Recursive Algorithm Chapter Three: Describing Algorithms Chapter Four: Error Handling Checking for Exceptions Defining Exceptions Special Case Patterns Nulls Common Error Messages Dealing with errors Chapter Five: Analysis of Algorithms Importance of Analysis Analysis Methods Space Complexities Understanding Recursion Chapter Six: An Introduction to Writing Programs Principles of Programming Objects and Classes Data Types Operations Chapter Seven: Types of Programming Languages Definition Types of Programming Languages Programming Languages Chapter Eight: Important Programming Techniques Arrays Building Big Programs Bitwise Logic Boolean Logic Closures Concurrency Decision or Selection Disk Access Immutability Interacting with the Command Line Interacting with the OS Lambdas Loops and Repetitions Linked Lists Modular Arithmetic Pointers Safe Calls Scaling and Random Numbers Strings Structures Text Manipulation Trigonometry Variables Chapter Nine: Testing the Program Laws of TTD Keeping the Tests Clean Testing the Abilities of the Code Clean Tests Characteristics of Tests Chapter Ten: Sorting and Searching Algorithms Searching Algorithms Sorting Algorithms Chapter Eleven: Loop Control and Decision Making Decision Making Loop Statements Loop Control Statements Chapter Twelve: Introduction to Data Structures The Struct Statement Accessing Structure Members Using Structures as Arguments Using Pointers in Structures Typedef Keyword Chapter Thirteen: Comments and Formatting Comments Formatting Chapter Fourteen: Debugging Conclusion Resources