Python Data Structures & Algorithms for Backend Development & Data Engineering

Master fundamental data structures and algorithms in Python to build efficient, scalable solutions for backend systems and robust data engineering pipelines.

Foundations of Algorithm Analysis and Pythonic Efficiency

Unit 1: Why Algorithms Matter

Unit 2: Understanding Big O Notation

Unit 3: Python's Built-in Data Structures

Arrays and Linked Lists: Core Building Blocks

Unit 1: Arrays: The Foundation

Unit 2: Linked Lists: A Flexible Alternative

Unit 3: Doubly Linked Lists: Bi-Directional Power

Stacks and Queues: Managing Data Flow

Unit 1: Stack Fundamentals and Implementations

Unit 2: Stack Applications

Unit 3: Queue Fundamentals and Implementations

Unit 4: Queue Applications

Hash Tables and Hashing Techniques

Unit 1: Hashing Fundamentals

Unit 2: Building a Basic Hash Table

Unit 3: Collision Resolution Strategies

Unit 4: Performance and Applications

Introduction to Trees: Hierarchical Data

Unit 1: Tree Fundamentals

Unit 2: Binary Tree Basics

Unit 3: Binary Tree Traversal

Unit 4: Tree Operations & Analysis

Binary Search Trees: Ordered Data Management

Unit 1: BST Fundamentals and Structure

Unit 2: Core BST Operations

Unit 3: BST Performance and Balance

Unit 4: BST Applications

Heaps and Priority Queues

Unit 1: Heap Fundamentals

Unit 2: Implementing Heaps with Arrays

Unit 3: Priority Queues

Unit 4: Heap Applications

Sorting Algorithms: Organizing Data Efficiently

Unit 1: Foundations of Sorting

Unit 2: Simple Sorting Algorithms

Unit 3: Efficient Comparison Sorts

Unit 4: Heap Sort and Non-Comparison Sorts

Unit 5: Sorting Algorithm Comparison & Selection

Searching Algorithms and Divide & Conquer

Unit 1: Introduction to Searching

Unit 2: Divide and Conquer Paradigm

Unit 3: Binary Search: The Efficient Way

Unit 4: Applications and Comparison

Graph Fundamentals and Traversal

Unit 1: Graph Basics: The Connected World

Unit 2: Representing Graphs in Python

Unit 3: Breadth-First Search (BFS)

Unit 4: Depth-First Search (DFS)

Advanced Graph Algorithms and Applications

Unit 1: BFS & DFS in Action

Unit 2: Performance & Complexity

Unit 3: Real-World Graph Applications

Unit 4: Identifying Graph Scenarios

Algorithmic Paradigms and Problem Solving

Unit 1: Mastering Recursion

Unit 2: Greedy Algorithms

Unit 3: Strategic Problem Solving