Learning Algorithms and Data Structures Fundamentals [closed]

Answer 1

Awesome free eBook — «Data Structures and Algorithms». Contains implementation of the common algorithms in pseudocode and in an explicit form. Besides, quite nice and intelligible schemes and graphics.

Even Jon Skeet mentioned that in his blog. :-)

In addition, this is less than 100 pages book (as you may know, lots of programmers don't read some books).

Answer 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMV45tHCYNI

CS 61B: Data Structures - Fall 2006

Instructor: Jonathan Shewchuk

Fundamental dynamic data structures, including linear lists, queues, trees, and other linked structures; arrays strings, and hash tables. Storage management. Elementary principles of software engineering. Abstract data types. Algorithms for sorting and searching. Introduction to the Java programming language.

Also you can read this book for Algorithms..

http://www.amazon.com/Data-Structures-Algorithms-Made-Easy/dp/1466304162

Answer 3

If you want to practice, you can have a look at http://www.topcoder.com, they propose alorithm challenges.

Answer 4

This has to be a duplicate.

I'd recommend the MIT open courseware site here. There's algorithms courses in the "Electrical Engineering and Computer Science" section some way down the page.

6.006 - Introduction to Algorithms
6.046J - Introduction to Algorithms (SMA 5503)

I recommend the latter. The materials are on the site. The videos are probably best accessed from YouTube here - search for "mit algorithms". The textbook is well respected. Third edition is just out, second edition matches the course. The first edition was also included as part of Dr Dobbs Algorithms and Data Structures CD ROM.

Niklaus Wirth has an Algorithms and Data Structures book available for download from his personal site. I have the Modula 2 print version, and while it's not a a substitute for Cormen (or aho hopcroft ullman, etc) it's a nice book to have.

Answer 5

Apart from the aforementioned Cormen, Leiserson and Rivest, there is also a very new book by Peter Brass, "Advanced Data Structures". It has relatively ugly example code in C, and the author is somewhat fanatic about performance (for example, he doesn't use recursion), but the theoretical content of that book is brilliant and unique, it hardly intersects with Cormen. I expect it to become a classic.

Answer 6

A good text book with exercises at the end seems like the best way to go.