What will you learn?
Structure of important algorithms.
How to use algorithms with appropriate data structures, to solve real life problems.
How algorithms and data structures can be used to design system at scale.
About the course
Algorithms power the biggest web companies and the most promising startups. Interviews at tech companies start with questions that probe for good algorithm thinking.
In this computer science course, you will learn how to think about algorithms and create them using sorting techniques such as quick sort and merge sort, and searching algorithms, median finding, and order statistics.
The course progresses with Numerical, String, and Geometric algorithms like Polynomial Multiplication, Matrix Operations, GCD, Pattern Matching, Subsequences, Sweep, and Convex Hull. It concludes with graph algorithms like shortest path and spanning tree.
Topics covered:
- Sorting and Searching
- Numerical Algorithms
- String Algorithms
- Geometric Algorithms
- Graph Algorithms
This course is part of the Fundamentals of Computer Science XSeries Program:
Program
Algorithms
Learn how to structure and use algorithms to solve real life problems.
Lecturers

Deepak B. Phatak
Professor (Retired), Department of Computer Science and Engineering IITBombay

Nagesh Karmali
Sr. Manager (Research), Department of Computer Science and Engineering IITBombay

Ajit Diwan
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering IIT Bombay

Ganesh Ramakrishnan
Associate Professor IIT Bombay
Platform
All the courses on this platform are free of charge. The authors are top universities and corporations that seek to maintain high quality standards. If you do not meet a deadline for assignments, you lose points. Like on other platforms, the videos in which the theory is explained are followed by practical assignments. Courses are available in English, Chinese, Spanish, French and Hindi.