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Overview of the week's agenda: tutorials on software development, covering fundamental data structures and algorithms, state-of-the-art frameworks, and trending projects for portfolios.
Day 1: Fundamentals of Software Development
Data Structures
Act as the foundation of any software program.
Essential for developers to have a good understanding of data structures.
Tutorials organized with real-time examples.
Algorithm Basics
Definition: A method or set of rules to perform specific calculations or operations.
Example: Making tea with a sequential set of steps (input -> process -> output).
Characteristics of Algorithms
Clear and Unambiguous: Steps must be straightforward and distinct.
Well-defined Inputs: Inputs must be defined and indicate expected outputs.
Well-defined Outputs: Clear expected outputs must be established.
Feasibility: Algorithms must be practical and executable with available resources.
Finiteness: Must not result in infinite loops.
Language Independence: Algorithms should be implementable in any programming language.
Writing an Algorithm
No hard and fast rules.
Capable of supporting conditional and iterative statements.
Example: Algorithm to find the largest of three numbers (x, y, z).
Algorithm Analysis
Types of Analysis
Priori Analysis: Theoretical analysis before implementation.
Posterior Analysis: Practical analysis after implementation to determine time and space complexity.
Complexity Assessment
Time Complexity: Amount of time required to finish algorithm execution.
Space Complexity: Amount of space required to solve a problem and produce output.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Algorithms
Advantages
Easy to understand.
Break down problems into manageable steps.
Disadvantages
Time-consuming to write.
Difficult to demonstrate branching and looping statements.
Algorithms vs. Programming
Algorithm: A design for a solution that cannot be run directly.
Program: Directly implemented and tested code.
Algorithms are written in natural language, while programs use programming languages (C, C++, Java, Python).
Data Structures: Definition
Data is information converted to a format efficient for processing.
Data Structure: Organization management and storage format for efficient access/modification.
Characteristics of Data Structures
Efficient data search and retrieval.
Management of large datasets (e.g., databases).
Examples of Data Structures
Dictionaries
Music Playlists
Stacks of Books
Queues of People
Google Maps (Graph data structure)
Types of Data Structures
Linear Data Structures
Array: Continuous memory allocation.
Linked List: Nodes linked together.
Stack: Last In, First Out (LIFO).
Queue: First In, First Out (FIFO).
Non-linear Data Structures
Tree: Hierarchical structure of nodes.
Graph: Collection of nodes and edges, representing relationships.
Importance of Data Structures
Used widely in computer science for computations.
Essential for efficient data management in algorithms.
Programming Languages for Data Structures
C Language: General-purpose, used for operating systems and compilers.
C++: Supports multiple programming styles, used for games and operating systems.
Python: Easy syntax, used for scientific computing.
Java: Used for web applications (YouTube, Google, etc.).
Prerequisites for Learning Data Structures and Algorithms
Basic syntax
Data types
Operators, variables, functions
Conditional statements and loops
Object-oriented programming concepts
Types of Arrays
One Dimensional Arrays: Single subscript.
Multi Dimensional Arrays: Multiple subscripts (2D, 3D).