May 2017
Intermediate to advanced
310 pages
8h 5m
English
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Understanding data structures and algorithms
Algorithms and data structures are the most fundamental concepts in computing. They are the building blocks from which complex software is built. Having an understanding of these foundation concepts is hugely important in software design and this involves the following three characteristics:
- How algorithms manipulate information contained within data structures
- How data is arranged in memory
- What the performance characteristics of particular data structures are
In this book, we will examine this topic from several perspectives. Firstly, we will look at the fundamentals of the Python programming language from the perspective of data structures and algorithms. Secondly, it is important that we ...