Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition

Category: Mathematics
Author: Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein
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by jfaucett   2018-02-24
I know its not an online course and its a relatively massive tome, but I'd recommend just working through "Introduction to Algorithms" by Cormen/Leiserston/Rivest/Stein [1].

This book has great explanations and exercises for everything you could want to learn from the basics of sorting and algorithmic design and analysis, to graph algorithms, linear programming, and dynamic programming.

It lacks some degree of depth on more advanced topics, but if you work your way through it and actually implement what you read and do the exercises, you will be more than well enough equipped to take on just about any problem.

The key is going to be to actually implement what you read/learn, I think it might take you a little more time than watching an online course, but in the long run it will give you a much deeper knowledge of the material.

1. https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-Thomas-H-Corm...