
Explore fizz buzz with a one-based index array, returning a string array where multiples of 3 map to phage and multiples of 5 map to batch, shown for n=15.
Learn to build a list from a Python for loop that iterates from 1 to n, computes i mod 3, and converts i to a string.
Use two variables, count and balanced, to track L and R operations and increment the count whenever balance returns to zero, implemented in Java.
Explore Python development concepts by implementing a for loop to read characters, manage a balance counter with increments and decrements, and count balanced occurrences when balance returns to zero.
Master loop-based leetcode basics with problems such as fibonacci, power of 234, factorial training G, trailing zeros, and digit counting. Practice steps to reduce a number to zero.
Explore the fibonacci number sequence, defined by f(n)=f(n-1)+f(n-2) with f(0)=0 and f(1)=1, and learn how to compute up to n=30.
Initialize two variables, a and b, with a = 0 and b = 1, then compute next numbers as a + b to build Fibonacci sequence in a Java program.
Java development: implement fibonacci with a loop, with a=0 and b=1; handle n=0 and n=1; loop to compute next = a + b and update a and b.
Explore an iterative fibonacci implementation in Python using a=0, b=1 and a loop from two onward to compute the nth fibonacci, then adapt the code to Java syntax.
Determine if a given integer is a power of two, returning true or false, ignoring negative inputs, with examples such as 1, 2, 4, 8, 16.
Test if a number is a power of two by dividing by two until you reach one. If any step is not divisible by two, return false; otherwise true.
Develop python development skills by implementing a while loop to check if a number is a power of two using modulo and floor division, returning true or false accordingly.
Explore Java development techniques for solving data structure and algorithm problems, including while loops, modulo operations, and handling divisibility by three.
Develop Python development skills for solving DSA problems on LeetCode, and sharpen algorithmic thinking through focused coding practice.
Develop power of four by solving problem 342, building on prior lessons on power of two and power of three.
Learn to determine trailing zeros in the factorial of n using the general formula of dividing by five and summing results (n/5, n/25, ...), with examples like 32 and 101.
Develop Java solutions for scenarios where a count equals zero, applying data structures and algorithms concepts through LeetCode-style problems.
Master Python development to tackle data structures and algorithms problems, applying leetcode techniques and practical coding practices to build efficient solutions.
Apply binary search to find a target in a sorted array, returning its index or minus one if not found, with unique elements and at least one element.
Master binary search in Java by using left and right pointers and a middle index to compare with the target. Return the index when found or -1 if not.
Add digits repeatedly for a given number until the result becomes a single digit, as shown with 38 and numbers like 223154 under 0 to 2^31-1.
Offers a digit-sum method for leetcode by extracting digits with n mod ten, removing them via n = n / 10, and summing until a single digit, with Java example.
Explore DSA with LeetCode problems course on Java and Python development, using digit manipulation to sum digits by extracting the last digit and looping until all digits are processed.
In this Python development lecture, implement a while loop that uses mod ten to count zero digits in a number and return the count.
Discover a Python development approach to compute the product and sum of a number's digits by extracting each digit, using integer division by ten, and returning product minus sum.
Explore ten essential string problems, including reversing, palindrome checks, character frequency, duplicates removal, non-repeating characters, anagram detection, string rotation, and length without built-in functions, with recursion in Java and Python.
Master a Java string reversal using a two-pointer approach on a character array. Swap with a temp to achieve O(n) time and O(1) space without built-ins, shown on 'Hello, world!'.
This lecture teaches Java palindrome checks using iterative two-pointer logic and a recursive approach. Explore left and right character comparisons, early false returns, and substring-based recursion with example strings.
Explore palindrome checks in Python using iterative two-pointer with a while loop to compare left and right characters, and implement a recursive version with base case length one or fewer.
Count the frequency of every character using a 26-letter lowercase array and display the results alphabetically in a Java program.
Count the frequency of lowercase letters in a string using an int array of size 26, mapping each character to an index via ascii difference, and print nonzero frequencies.
Practice removing duplicate characters by keeping the first occurrence and maintaining the original order, using a boolean array to track characters, with a Java implementation.
Learn how to remove duplicates in a string by using a boolean array keyed by ascii values to track seen characters, iterating once to build a Java string.
Learn to remove duplicates in Python by using a boolean array to flag seen characters, preserve original order, and produce a list of unique elements.
Identify the first non-repeating character by applying a frequency array and a two-pass algorithm. Learn the approach in the DSA with leetcode problems course.
Develop Python development skills to find the first non-repeating character in a string using a frequency array and a two-pass algorithm, then print and return the result.
Calculate string length without built-in functions by traversing until a null terminator, using an o(n) approach and character frequency for lowercase alphabets.
Develop a Java function that computes string length by counting character frequencies with a 26-size array, using ch minus 'a' as index, demonstrating no built-in length methods.
Explore computing character frequency in a string with a for loop and an array. Use the built-in sum method to total the frequencies and print the string length, 16 characters.
Explore anagram detection by comparing character frequencies and using sort-based and frequency-based approaches, with practical Java implementations to determine if two strings share the same characters regardless of order.
Learn Python development to determine if two strings are anagrams using frequency counters, incrementing and decrementing counts, and validating all zeros to return true.
Master java development basics by implementing a main method to verify if s1 contains s2 and if s2 is a rotation of s1, using boolean returns.
Implement a python solution to check if s1 is a rotation of s2 by testing s1 in s2 + s2. Demonstrate with s1='abcde', s2='cdeab' and show true results.
Compute string length using recursion without built-in functions, identifying the base case as empty or null and returning one plus the length of the remaining string in Java development.
Practice basic Python string handling, including checking blank strings, indexing from index one, and simple template guide using S1 with abc, hello, and test 123, then run.
Explore string manipulation by trimming whitespace, locating the last space, and computing string length, then implement a Java solution using trim and lastIndexOf, with Python strip methods as alternatives.
Explore a Java solution that trims the string, locates the last space, computes the last word length as total length minus the last space index minus one, and returns it.
Learn string processing in Python by trimming trailing spaces, computing length, and using the last space index to return the last word length with length minus last space minus one.
Convert a string to its Excel column number by calculating ascii differences from a, applying a base-26 method, and handling multi-letter cases like aa to 27.
Explore Java development by converting a column title to a numeric value, using character iteration and ASCII-based order with base-26 arithmetic.
Convert an Excel-style column title to a number in Python using ASCII codes and ord differences. Build the result by iterating characters with a for loop.
Compute the longest palindrome you can form from a case-sensitive string by counting character frequencies, using even counts and a single odd center.
Explore simple character frequency and a hash set approach to track seen characters. Update the current length as repeats occur, with examples like a b a b x y.
Explore a Java solution that uses a char array and a two-pointer technique to reverse each word, calling a recursive reverse on spaces or end of the string.
Reverse each word in a string with a two-pointer approach in a Python array, swapping characters between bounds, and then join the words into the final string.
Detect capital defines three valid word patterns: all uppercase, all lowercase, or only the first letter uppercase, with examples and basic constraints.
Explore a simple dsa solution that counts uppercase letters to determine if a string is all uppercase or all lowercase, then returns true or false in a Java program.
In Java development, define a character array, count uppercase characters, and check three conditions: all uppercase, all lowercase, or one uppercase at the first character, then return true.
Explore a python solution that uses a for loop to read a word, counts uppercase letters, and returns true when all or none conditions apply, including the first-letter case.
Convert a character into a numeric digit using ASCII codes by subtracting the code for zero; illustrate with digits zero to nine and Python ord.
Convert num1 to numeric type and build a long number from its digits. Convert num2 similarly and form the final result as a string while handling overflow.
Use a Java string builder to accumulate the result by iterating from the ends of two numbers, handling carry and digits, then reverse and return.
Explore how the ascii difference of 32 converts uppercase to lowercase, and implement java programs to demonstrate case conversion for dsa with leetcode problems.
Convert a string to a character array and scan each character in Java development to detect uppercase letters. Convert them to lowercase by adding 32 in ASCII and build S1.
Develop a Python function that iterates over a string, converts uppercase letters to lowercase by adding 32 to ASCII code, appends to a results list, and joins into a string.
Develop a Java program that counts non-space segments by reading characters one by one. Ignore multiple spaces and increment the count when a new non-space segment starts.
Explore the Java solution for counting word segments by toggling a boolean flag on spaces and non-space characters, marking segment starts and incrementing the count.
Learn how to check if a string can be formed by repeating a substring to form the original string, and apply the repeated substring pattern concept to DSA problems.
Learn a simple three-step method to detect string repetition: concatenate the string, remove the first and last characters, and check if the original string appears, illustrated with Java.
Learn to check string rotation in Python by setting str = s + s and verifying if s appears in the doubled string, using the double string concept.
Learn to determine if two string arrays are equivalent by concatenating their elements and comparing the resulting strings, returning true when both produce the same value, otherwise false.
Compare string buffers and string builders by appending strings, joining words into builders, and verifying the resulting strings are the same in Java development.
Introduce the content of the dsa with leetcode problems course. Prepare learners for an introductory exploration of leetcode-style problems.
Compute the minimum steps to make t an anagram of s by replacing characters, given equal lengths. Recognize that anagrams have the same characters, regardless of order.
This solution explains using a 26-length frequency array and ascii differences to map lowercase letters, update counts for two strings, and count positive differences to form anagrams.
Learn to determine if a string is a palindrome by converting uppercase to lowercase and filtering to alphanumeric characters, then checking if it reads the same forward and backward.
Create a Java implementation that builds an alphanumeric string with a string builder, converts to lowercase, and uses a two-pointer check to compare mirrored characters and return the result.
Discover how to compute character frequency in text, assess required versus available bases, and determine how many balloons you can build, demonstrated with a Java program.
Develop a Java program to compute character frequency by iterating over the text, updating frequency counts, and determine the minimum balloons needed per character across the string.
Define a frequency array and compute character frequencies in a text, then halve the occurrences and determine the minimum balance as the result.
Reverse only the vowels in a string, preserving consonants and their positions, with vowels appearing in both lower and upper cases and possibly multiple times.
Utilize a two-pointer technique from left and right to identify ovals, swap left and right ovals, and read characters to reverse the oval sequence, all implemented in Java.
Identify the first non-repeating (first unique) character in a string and return its index, with the constraint that all characters are lowercase English letters and -1 if every character repeats.
Identify character frequency with an integer array, construct the frequency map, and determine which character has frequency one, then apply these steps in Java development.
Count the frequency of lowercase letters using a 26-element array, loop through the string to tally frequencies, and identify the first character with frequency one from left to right.
Identify words that appear exactly once in one sentence and not in the other. Ensure lowercase words do not repeat within or across sentences and return all uncommon words.
Use hash maps to build word frequencies, store every word with its frequency, and identify words that occur exactly once.
Define a frequency dictionary in Python, split text into words, and count each word with dict.get defaulting to zero, then identify uncommon words with count one.
Learn to shuffle a string by moving each character from position i to the index specified by the indices array, with examples illustrating the mapping.
Practice Python development by implementing a function that defines a result array, computes n as the length of s, iterates over indices with range(n), and returns a joined result.
Learn to compute the maximum nesting depth of parentheses by tracking current count and maximum count with open and close steps, and implement a Java program.
Learn to merge two strings alternately by taking one character from word1 and the other from word2, and append any remaining characters at the end to form the final string.
In Python development, learn to merge word1 and word2 by alternating characters with indices i and j, using a while loop, and join the merged words.
Explore ten easy LeetCode array problems, develop solutions in Java and Python, review multiple approaches, and download the attached solutions document.
Learn the brute force solution to a two-sum style problem by fixing a first number and testing subsequent numbers to reach the target, with raw Java statements.
Master a brute-force two-sum solution in Java using nested loops, returning indices when nums[i] + nums[j] equals target. Time complexity is O(n^2) and space is O(1).
Implement a Python 2 two-sum solution with loops to find i and j whose sum equals target, returning [i, j] or an empty array in O(n^2) time and constant space.
Implement a java two-sum solution using a HashMap<Integer,Integer> to map values to indices. Compute complement as target minus nums[i], verify with containsKey, and return the indices when found.
Implement a Python two-sum solution using a hash map to store numbers and their indices, compute the complement as target minus current, and return indices when a match is found.
Follow a Python implementation that iterates with for i in range(n), starting from one, increments each step, updates values based on i minus one, and returns the result. The same array is updated in four lines of code, then run and submit.
Explore reading elements from an outer array of inner arrays, compute each inner array's sum, and track the maximum sum with a Java solution.
Implement a Java solution that traverses a 2D array of customer accounts, sums each customer's balances using nested loops, and tracks the maximum wealth to return.
Implement the Python solution for max wealth by iterating over accounts with a nested loop, summing each customer's balances, and updating the maximum total.
Learn to build an array from a zero-based permutation using the formula answer[i] = nums[nums[i]]. The lecture uses two examples to illustrate index-based mapping and permutation.
Implement a Java solution that constructs a new array in a defined order to produce different permutations (anagrams) of the original numbers.
Concatenate the input array with itself to form a 2n-length output, where output[i] = nums[i] and output[i+n] = nums[i]. A Java implementation demonstrates the approach.
Implement a Python solution that creates a new array double the length of nums and copies nums into both halves using a for loop, returning the result.
Implement a Java solution that creates a 2n answer array and shuffles nums by alternating elements from the left and right halves into the result.
Learn how to implement an array in Python using a for loop over range(n) and the append method, avoiding explicit index variables to build the answer step by step.
Explore two solutions, first a brute force approach by fixing one element and comparing it with others to identify good pairs; the lecture shows index-based examples and mentions Java development.
Count good pairs in an array using a brute-force approach with nested loops in Java, updating the result for each valid pair and returning it.
Implement a Java solution using a HashMap to track frequencies and accumulate the number of good pairs in a single pass.
Implement a Python solution using a dictionary to count occurrences in a single for loop, updating the result with each element's current count and leveraging get with default for simplicity.
Identify the maximum candy count among kids, then check each kid by adding the extra candies; yield a boolean array indicating who reaches or exceeds the max.
Implement a Python solution that iterates over an array to find the maximum value, starting with max value zero. It compares extra guarantees to the max and returns a boolean.
Count how many numbers are smaller than each current number and return the results in an array.
Implement a brute force Java solution that, for each element, counts how many elements are smaller by comparing it with all others and storing the counts in an answer array.
Provide a Python brute-force solution that builds an answer array by using nested loops to count how many elements are smaller than each current number.
Develop the best solution with a single for loop on a 101-element, zero-initialized array (indices 0–100), then increment selected indices and compute left sums.
Implement a Java solution that builds a frequency array, computes left sums with a sequential for loop, and returns the final answer.
Track altitude starting from zero along the gains to reveal the highest point—the maximum altitude.
Showcases a java implementation using a for loop to update current and max values, and explains returning the max instead of the current, then transitions to python.
Implement a Python loop over a range of n to accumulate a current value by adding gain of i, update max when current exceeds it, and return max.
Learn to solve ten LeetCode problems in an easy variant, working through each one step by step with Java and Python solutions provided in downloadable resources.
Remove all occurrences of val from nums in place, returning k, the count of elements not equal to val, and place them in the first k positions, order possibly changed.
Use a read pointer and a write index to scan an array, skip elements equal to a given value, and overwrite non-matching elements in place, returning the new length.
Present a simple Python solution that iterates nums with a zero-based index k, copies elements not equal to val to the k-th position, and increments k.
Find the starting and ending position of a target in a sorted array of integers nums, returning -1, -1 when not found and using log n runtime.
Implement Java binary search to locate leftmost and rightmost target indices in an array, returning -1,-1 for not found and handling null or empty cases.
Implement a Python binary search to find the leftmost and rightmost indices of a target in an array, handling empty inputs and absent targets with clear edge case checks.
Learn a Java implementation that uses a for loop to find the first number greater than or equal to a target, returning its index or the array length if none.
Master binary search to achieve log n by halving the search space with low and high pointers and a middle index, illustrating insert point and left-right decisions in java program.
Identify four distinct indices to maximize the difference between the products of two pairs. Use the two largest and the two smallest numbers to compute the maximum product difference.
Identify the two largest and two smallest numbers in an array in one pass, then compute the difference of their products, with a Java example.
Explore how to locate a value in a two-dimensional array list by a key, assign an index (color 1, name 2), and return the matched value in Java.
Write a Python solution using zero-based indexing, a for loop over range(len(...)), comparing items to rule keys color and name, and updating a count with unary operators, handling exceptions.
Learn to determine the maximum words per sentence by counting spaces, initializing the word count to one, and updating the maximum as you iterate through each sentence.
Learn to use Python's built-in list insert function to add a value at a given index in an empty array, specifying the index and the value.
Learn to implement a target array in java by using an ArrayList<Integer> to insert elements at given indices, then convert the list to an int[] for the final result.
learn a python solution for a leetcode problem by building a target array using an index and nums, with a range-based loop and insert operations.
Determine whether a given lowercase sentence contains all 26 English letters to form a pangram, and return true or false.
Develops Python development skills by using a boolean array of size 26, iterating over each character in a sentence, and counting true indices via ASCII differences.
Count the number of consistent strings in the given array using the allowed string of distinct characters. Check that every character in a candidate appears in the allowed string.
this lecture shows counting consistent strings using a boolean array of size 26 indexed by ascii difference from 'A', validating each character and counting consistent strings, with a Java solution.
Use a boolean 26-letter array built from the allowed string, then validate each word character by character with a flag to count only words whose characters are all allowed.
Count words that use only allowed alphabet characters with a Python solution. Map each letter to a 26-element boolean array and validate each word's characters, returning the count.
Implement a solution that creates a new array, places even numbers on the left and odd numbers on the right using two pointers, and reads elements sequentially.
Partition nums by parity in Java using left and right pointers to place even numbers on the left and odd numbers on the right, then return the result.
Initialize left to zero and right to n minus one; for i in range(n), place nums[i] on the left if even, otherwise on the right, then return.
Construct an array of n unique integers whose sum is zero, ensuring the array length is n and the total sum equals zero.
Learn a simple array construction: for odd n start with 0, then 1 and -1, 2 and -2; for even n start with 1, then -1, 2, -2.
Define a Java integer array of size n, perform an even/odd check for indexing, fill with i and -i values, and return the resulting array or list.
Learn to determine if a number is a palindrome in Python by handling negatives and trailing zeros, reversing digits with a loop, and comparing to the original.
Identify the third distinct maximum number in the given array nums; if it doesn't exist, return the maximum, and if needed fall back to the first maximum.
learn Java development by implementing a for-each loop to determine the top three maxima m1, m2, and m3 from nums, with null checks and update logic.
Develop Python development skills by implementing a for loop to track max1, max2, and max3, skip duplicates with continue, and convert java-like blocks to Python using the r symbol.
Check if any element in the array has its double at a different index, and return true or false.
Store each element in the asset and, for every new value, check whether its double or half exists; return true when such a pair is found.
In Java development, learn to use a hash set to check whether a number's double or half exists, with an even check for half, inside a loop over an array.
Explore python development within the context of data structures and algorithms practice on LeetCode problems.
Replace each element with the greatest element on its right side, and use -1 when no such greater element exists; apply this approach to analyze example arrays and constraints.
Explore Java development by implementing a maxsofar algorithm: initialize maxsofar to minus one, traverse the array from end to start, update maxsofar when current exceeds it, and return maxsofar.
Learn to implement a running maximum in Python by initializing max_so_far to -1 and iterating the array. Update max_so_far with the current value and return the updated array.
Explore Python development by counting digits in numbers using for and while loops, incrementing counts, and returning the final result.
Develop a Java solution for the longest common prefix by iterating over string arrays, handling null or empty inputs, and shrinking the prefix via substring until strings start with it.
Develop Python development techniques for DSA with LeetCode problems by building and shrinking string prefixes with for and while loops, using range and len.
Master array partition: partition 2n integers into n pairs to maximize the sum of each pair's minimum. Pair same or nearer values to achieve the maximum.
Sort the array, pair nearby elements, and sum the alternating elements (first, third, fifth) to obtain the maximum possible sum of minimums.
Sort the array using the built-in sort, then sum every alternate element starting at index 0 to compute the max-sum with minimum elements per pair, and return the result.
Develop Python development skills for DSA with LeetCode by implementing a loop using range(0, len(nums), 2) to accumulate maxSum from alternate elements and return it.
Identify the number of unique types and half the total elements, then take the minimum of these two as the answer, as shown by the instructional examples.
Identify unique candy types using a set, then return the minimum of the unique type count and half the array length in Java.
Learn to use Python sets to track unique candy types, add elements with a for loop, and compute the allowed quantity as the min between unique types and half list.
Identify Python-based word typing by checking each word against three keyboard rows, converting to lower case, and appending words that stay on a single row to the results.
In Java development, apply nested loops to a land and water grid to compute the perimeter, adjusting four-unit increments and two-unit deductions for shared edges.
Iterate a two-dimensional grid to compute land perimeter by looping rows and columns, adding 4 for each land cell and subtracting 2 for shared edges with left or upper neighbors.
Use another array to process a sequence: store numbers, erase the previous value on C, double the previous value on D, and add previous values on plus in Java development.
Explore Java development through a hands-on LeetCode-style problem that builds and processes a score array using plus, d, and c operations, calculating the total sum.
Explore Python development for Leetcode problems by processing a list of operations to build records array and compute a total sum, handling plus, d, c, and converting entries to int.
Identify the length of the longest substring without repeating characters in a given string, handling letters, digits, symbols, and spaces.
Learn a sliding window solution for the longest substring without repeating characters using a hash map to track character indices and update the maximum length as end and start move.
Apply a sliding window approach with a hash map to track last indices of characters, move the start pointer when a repeat occurs, and update the maximum substring length accordingly.
Write a Python solution that uses a for loop over range(n) to process characters. Update the start index using character indexes and compute the max length accordingly.
Group anagrams from a string array by clustering words that share the same characters, disregarding order, returning the groups in any order.
Identify anagrams by sorting each string's characters and using the sorted result as a key in a container, grouping identical keys and returning the three groups.
Define a HashMap to group strings by a key formed from sorted characters, using a for-each loop to add each string to an ArrayList, then return the grouped values.
Define one dictionary in Python, set a key to a value, and create a simple program.
Explore how to find the longest palindrome by expanding around each character as the center, handling odd and even length cases, comparing left and right characters for every position.
Develop Java development skills by implementing palindrome detection: handle null or empty strings, iterate characters, and check odd and even palindromes to compute max length.
This lecture on Python development demonstrates implementing palindrome detection using two pointers to compare left and right characters, and computing the maximum odd and even palindrome lengths.
Use a sliding window and ascii-difference based character arrays to test if s1's permutation exists in s2, avoiding factorial permutation checks.
Develop a Java solution to detect a permutation of s1 in s2 using two 26-length frequency arrays, a sliding window, and a compare function that checks all counts.
Apply a sliding window with frequency arrays to compare two sequences. Initialize the first window, slide from n1 to n2, decrement counts, and return false.
Learn to implement string-based multiplication by converting characters to digits with ASCII code differences, performing digit-by-digit multiplication, carrying over, and storing intermediate results in an array.
Explore Python development by calculating a product with p one as i plus j and p two as i plus j plus one, carry forward, using integer division.
Identify the smallest substring in s that contains all characters from t, ensuring every character of t appears at least once, with a unique minimal window as the solution.
Leverage a 128-sized ascii frequency array to capture target characters, then use a sliding window to find the minimum substring that contains all required characters.
Develop Python development skills through concise, action-driven prompts and guided steps, reflecting the caption's cadence of now, please, okay, and shrink the window.
Master Coding Interview Problems — Step-by-Step Guide for Java and Python
Course Overview
This course helps you master coding logic and problem-solving through structured and easy-to-understand lessons. You will learn to approach problems systematically, design efficient algorithms, and implement them in both Java and Python, two of the most commonly used languages in technical interviews.
What You Will Learn
Each problem is explained clearly in four steps:
1. Problem statement – Understand the question and its requirements.
2. Solution explanation – Learn how to plan and design your logic.
3. Java implementation – Step-by-step Java code with clear comments.
4. Python implementation – Equivalent Python code with clean structure.
Each topic includes detailed explanations, diagrams, dry-run examples, and downloadable materials.
Who This Course Is For
- Beginners who want to start solving programming problems confidently
- Learners preparing for coding interviews
- Students who want to strengthen logical thinking
- Developers who work with Java or Python
Why Take This Course
This course focuses on clear thinking and logical understanding, not just memorizing code. You will learn how to think like a problem solver and apply structured reasoning to every challenge.
Course Features
- Practical, example-based lessons
- Side-by-side Java and Python solutions
- Visual explanations and diagrams
- Regularly updated content
- Downloadable materials for revision
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Analyze coding problems effectively
- Design optimized solutions
- Implement algorithms in Java and Python
- Approach interview-style problems with confidence