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June 27, 2024

Welcome, Interview Masters!

Today we have curated a list of the Top Data Structures and Algorithms to study for
interviews.

These concepts will teach you the core techniques you need to know to crush any
technical interview.

Algorithms are divided into 2 broad categories:

1. Data Structure specific algorithms

2. General algorithms/techniques

Implement all the algorithms unless otherwise specified.

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Data Structure specific algorithms

1. Arrays

Sorting:
QuickSort: Efficient average-case time complexity (O(nlog n))
MergeSort: Stable sort, useful when order matters (O(nlog n))
Searching:
Binary Search: Fast search in sorted arrays (O(log n))
Two Pointers:
In-place manipulation, often for sorted arrays (e.g., removing
duplicates)
Sliding Window:
Subarray problems, finding maximum/minimum within a window

2. Linked Lists

Traversal:
Iterate through the list, understand the node structure
Insertion/Deletion:
At beginning, end, or at a specific position
Reversal:
In-place reversal, recursive and iterative approaches
Cycle Detection:
Floyd's
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3. Hash Tables (Hash Maps/Sets)

Implementation not needed. Just understand following:

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Understand how hash functions work
Insertion/Deletion/Lookup
Collision Handling

4. Trees (Binary Trees, Binary Search Trees, etc.)

Traversal:
Inorder, Preorder, Postorder (recursive and iterative)
Searching:
Find a node with a given value (especially in BSTs)

5. Stacks

Implementation not needed. Just understand following:

Push/Pop/Peek Operations

6. Queues

Implementation not needed. Just understand following:

Enqueue/Dequeue Operations

7. Heaps (Priority Queues)

Implementation not needed. Just understand following:

Insertion/Deletion (extract-min/max)
Building a Heap
Top K Elements:
Using a heap to find k largest/smallest elements

8. Graphs
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information. Breadth-First Search (BFS)
Depth-First Search (DFS)
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Dijkstra's Algorithm
Cycle Detection:
DFS

9. Tries

Implement Trie from scratch

Insertion/Searching:
For words/prefixes
Autocompletion:
Using a trie for word suggestions

10. Union-Find (Disjoint Set)

Implement Union-Find from scratch

Find/Union Operations
Cycle Detection in undirected graphs

General algorithms/techniques

1. Recursion

Defining a problem in terms of itself, often leading to elegant and concise

solutions.
Solve: Factorial calculation, tree traversals, depth-first search.

2. Dynamic Programming

Breaking down a problem into overlapping subproblems and storing

solutions to avoid recomputation.
Solve:
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3. Greedy Algorithms

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Making locally optimal choices at each step with the hope of finding a
global optimum.
Implement: Kruskal's algorithm for minimum spanning trees.

4. Backtracking

Incrementally building solutions, exploring all possible paths, and

abandoning invalid ones.
Solve: Sudoku solver, N-Queens problem, generating permutations.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Once you have implemented the above algorithms, solve Interview Master 100,
which contains top 100 interview problems.

Each problem builds upon previous problems so that you can gradually expand
your knowledge as you progress.

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