Practical Data Structures & Algorithms in Java + HW

Welcome to Practical Data Structures & Algorithms in Java + Homeworks Course!

Are you a beginner eager to master Data Structures and Algorithms in Java?

Do you want to confidently tackle coding interviews or enhance your programming skills?

Have you struggled with understanding how data structures work under the hood or how to apply algorithms in real-world scenarios?

Are you seeking a structured, hands-on course that combines theory, implementation, and real-life applications?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re in the right place.

This course is meticulously designed to provide a step-by-step approach, demystifying Data Structures and Algorithms while preparing you for practical programming challenges and career advancement.

What Makes This Course Stand Out?

• Comprehensive and Structured Content: Start from the basics and progress to advanced topics, with each concept logically and clearly explained.

• Learn by Doing: Gain hands-on experience through practical assignments and real-life examples for every data structure and algorithm covered.

• Beginner-Friendly: New to programming or Java? No worries! This course is designed to guide you from the ground up.

• Deep Understanding: Go beyond surface-level knowledge to truly grasp how data structures and algorithms work under the hood.

• Career-Ready Skills: Equip yourself with in-demand knowledge to ace technical interviews and write efficient, elegant code.

• Homework with Solutions: Every assignment includes step-by-step solution videos to reinforce your learning.

Why This Course Is Essential:

Data Structures and Algorithms are the cornerstone of programming. By mastering them, you’ll unlock the ability to design optimized solutions, solve complex problems, and boost your programming confidence. This course bridges the gap between theory and practice, ensuring you’re job-ready and technically proficient.

Latest Course Updates:

• (2025): Added beginner-friendly coding exercises on Array, Stack, Queue and Linked Lists.

• (Dec 2024): Added a new coding exercise with step-by-step solutions for Hash Table.

• (Nov 2024): Maintained and updated all course coding files, exercises and solutions in GitHub repository.

• (Oct 2024): Added a comprehensive coding exercises on Linked List & Array and supplementary reading material.

• (Sept 2024): Added NEW CONTENT on the Collections Framework and new coding exercise on Queue data structure.

• (2023): Enhanced the course with improved online community support to help students collaborate and resolve queries efficiently.

Important Announcement: This course will be constantly updated with more assignments, quizzes, and lectures to enrich your knowledge of data structures and algorithms.

Topics covered in the Practical Data Structures & Algorithms in Java Course:

• Intro to Object-Oriented Programming in Java

  • Classes and Objects

  • Program Flow and Constructor

  • Application Runtime

  • Java behind-the-scenes

• The Collections Framework

  • Lists and Custom Types

  • HashSet, LinkedHashSet and Hashcode

  • Collection Methods

  • Comparable Interface

  • HashMap, LinkedHashMap and TreeMap

• Running Time of an Algorithm and Big O Notation

• Array

• Stack

• Queue

• Linked List

  • Singly Linked List

  • Doubly Linked List

  • Circular Linked List

• Binary Search Trees

• Heap

• Hash Tables

• Graph

• Searching Algorithms

  • Linear Search

  • Binary Search

  • Recursive Search

• Sorting Algorithms

  • Selection Sort

  • Quick Sort

  • Merge Sort

  • Insertion Sort

• Recursion

KEY BENEFITS OF DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS MASTERY

If I had to pick the single most important topic in software development, it would be data structures and algorithms. Think of it as the fundamental tools available to every computer programmer. The better you get with these tools the more confident a programmer you’ll become. Software development is a vast field requiring all kinds of skill-sets but getting good at this single topic is a huge leap forward in your programming journey and it’ll certainly pave the way for a successful programming career.

The topics in this course are going to cover data structures such as lists, stacks, queues, trees and some of the most powerful sorting, searching, and graph algorithms that have revolutionized the field of computing. Throughout the course I keep things practical and provide real life examples of how all of these algorithms work and when & where they can be applied to write efficient computer programs.

I’ll be moving at a slow and steady pace introducing each topic followed by a PRACTICAL programming assignment so you can immediately apply what you learned. All homework assignments in the course will be accompanied with step by step solution videos demystifying each problem as I code up the solutions. My goal is to make sure, that after you complete this course you feel completely confident going into a coding interview because you will have built a solid foundation in computer programming. So go ahead and signup and I’ll see you in the course.

STUDENT REVIEWS

Don’t just take it from me, take it from other students that have taken this course.

★★★★★ Here’s some testimonials from students that took this course ★★★★★

"Explanations are just amazing. It cant get simpler than this. Thanks for creating this course." - Suman

"This has to be the best money I've spent on an online course. This course completely demystifies data structures and algorithms. Originally, I had feared learning the topic because of how notoriously "difficult" it is to grasp. But I promise you this isn't just another fancy online Ivy League course that uses a bunch of fancy terms without explaining anything. Imtiaz does an EXCELLENT job of explaining all the data structures and algorithms by starting from the VERY fundamentals of Java. I promise you will gain foundational knowledge of DS&A by taking this course. I cannot thank Imtiaz enough for making such a great course, honestly!" - Daniel

"This course was exactly what I am looking for to improve my data structure skills. I do not have a computer science degree. However, I want to become a great software developer and I have been finding it difficult to understand data structure until I enrolled in this course." - Emmanuel

"I like the lots of homework and assignments in this course, because even for a well experienced software engineer it is fun to implement these algorithms." - AU

"I appreciate the whiteboard explanations because it helped me visualize how the algorithms work and the instructor was able to describe it clearly as well." - Nova

"I really enjoyed the course and learned a lot. I can really recommend this course. Imtiaz have the ability to explain complex topics in a logical and easy way, that make understand easier. I also like that he contentiously encourage is students to work through issues on their own." - Jaco

"Awesome. His way of explaining things and presenting data is awesome. I recommend this course to all experienced, new joinee employees as well as comp science / IT students." - Sumeet

Why wait? Take your programming skills to the next level and start mastering Data Structures and Algorithms today!