A curated list of awesome places to learn and/or practice algorithms. Inspired by awesome-awesomeness and all the other awesome Awesome libraries.
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- Khan Academy Algorithms - Algorithm course ministered by Tomas Cormen and Devin Balkcom.
- FreeCodeCamp. Algorithms and Data Structures: 5 hours, 49 hours - Complete beginner friendly Algorithms and Data Structures Tutorial with mindblowing animation.
- Real World Algorithms: A Beginner's Guide - An introduction to algorithms for readers with no background in advanced mathematics or computer science.
- Levitin. Introduction to Algorithms - A very accessible illustration of algorithms in the forms of puzzles. No programming experience is required!
- VisuAlgo - Visualising data structures and algorithms through animation.
- See Algorithms – Visualizes algorithms and lets users create and share custom graphs and binary trees.
- Recursive - Visualizes code execution step-by-step with a call tree, variable tracking, and line highlighting. Supports Python and JavaScript/TypeScript.
- CP-Algorithms - Algorithms and data structures are especially popular in the field of competitive programming.
- HackerEarth - Accessible tutorials for beginners.
- Code Chef - Accessible problems for beginners.
- Codeforces - Challenging problems.
- TopCoder - Sponsored by tech companies.
- Leet Code - Interviews problems.
- UVA - Archives previous ACM-ICPC Regionals and World Finals.
- ProjectEuler - Math oriented problems.
- An awesome list for competitive programming! - Awesome blog for all the resources and list of books and algorithms.
- Algorithms Weekly - A good blog by Petr Mitrichev, mainly in Java.
- Algorithm Tutorials by Tanuj Khattar - Excellent blog by Tanuj Khattar. Covers tutorials on some interesting data structures along with example problems to solve.
- Introduction to Algorithms - Standard classic for anyone.
- The Art of Computer Programming - Knuth's classic.
- The Algorithm Design Manual - Easy to read and full of real-world examples.
- MIT - 6-006 - Well explained algorithms.
- MIT - 6-046j - Similar to the previous one, but with different algorithms.
- MIT - 6-00sc - An easy and well-explained introduction to algorithms.
- Tim Roughgarden. Algorithms Illuminated - Tim Roughgarden, a pioneer of computer science, offers a companion to his book, with lecture videos and slides.
- Performance Engineering of Software Systems. MIT OCW - A hands-on, project-based introduction to building scalable and high-performance software systems. Topics include performance analysis, algorithmic techniques for high performance, instruction-level optimizations, and caching optimizations.
- Cloud and Distributed Computing: Algorithms and Systems by Misra & Patel - It teaches the internals of cloud computing and how concepts of distributed systems work inside clouds.
- PostgreSQL Query Optimization: The Ultimate Guide to Building Efficient Queries - It introduces different classes of queries and optimization techniques suitable to each, such as the use of indexes and specific join algorithms.
- Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms - It teaches lesser-known algorithmic approaches like immutable data structures—stacks, queues, deques, and unusual constructions like Hughes lists.
- Tech Interview Cheat Sheet
- Princeton DS Cheat Sheet
- CLRS in short
- Rice university DS course in short
- Algo Deck - An open-source collection of +200 algorithmic cards.
- Theoretical Computer Science - The interdisciplinary of Mathematics and Computer Science, distinguished by its emphasis on mathematical technique and rigour.
- Math - Freely available lecture notes on mathematics.
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