Algorithms Simplified

An easy and practical guide to visualising and understanding sorting algorithms in Java
What you'll learn
Understand how algorithms work in detail
Understand four sorting algorithms in Java
Understand how divide-and-conquer and recursion can be used to create a highly efficient sorting algorithm
Visualise algorithms easily through detailed animations
Requirements
Knowledge of programming fundamentals would be advantageous
Description
In this course you will learn how various sorting algorithms work down to the last detail. We skip the theory and jump straight into understanding how sorting algorithms work from a more practical point of view. This course includes thorough animations and code explanations to get you up to speed as quickly as possible.Sorting algorithms are used to sort data. They are used everywhere, from simply sorting numbers in an application, to sorting files by name on your operating system, to sorting videos by popularity on a website. Without sorting algorithms, most of what we take for granted today would not be possible.We start with the most basic of sorting algorithms and then gradually move on to more complex and efficient algorithms, each one more interesting than the last. This course covers four sorting algorithms: Bubble Sort, Insertion Sort, Shell Sort, and Merge Sort.Algorithms may look like complicated beasts, but with the right guidance, you start to realise that they are not so mysterious after all. By looking at carefully crafted animations you will gain an understanding of an algorithm without even looking at the code. Then studying the code afterwards becomes a greatly simplified process, removing a lot of the guesswork and frustration.
Overview
Section 1: Bubble Sort
Lecture 1 Visualising Bubble Sort
Lecture 2 The Code
Lecture 3 Refactor and Test
Lecture 4 Optimisations
Section 2: Insertion Sort
Lecture 5 Visualising Insertion Sort
Lecture 6 The Code
Lecture 7 Short Circuiting
Section 3: Shell Sort
Lecture 8 Introduction to Shell Sort
Lecture 9 Visualising Shell Sort (Part 1)
Lecture 10 Visualising Shell Sort (Part 2)
Lecture 11 The Code
Section 4: Merge Sort
Lecture 12 Visualising Merge Sort
Lecture 13 Visualising the merge() Method
Lecture 14 The merge() Method
Lecture 15 The sort() Method
Lecture 16 Full Walkthrough
Learners who want a gentle and practical introduction to algorithms in Java


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