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Trace algorithms, reason about complexity and debug code, with explanations that show how a program behaves step by step.

Coverage

Topics we cover

  • Programming fundamentals
  • Data structures
  • Algorithms and complexity
  • Recursion
  • Databases and SQL
  • Discrete mathematics

Worked example

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Question

What is the time complexity of binary search?

  1. Step 1: Each comparison halves the remaining search space
  2. Step 2: After k steps, n ÷ 2ᵏ elements remain
  3. Step 3: Searching ends when n ÷ 2ᵏ = 1, so k = log₂ n
Answer: O(log n)

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