Algorithms (Erickson)
Jeff Erickson's CC BY 4.0 algorithms textbook — recursion, divide-and-conquer, DP, greedy, graphs, shortest paths — taught with care and the occasional pun. Pseudocode in the prose, idiomatic Python in the editor.
- Python
- 23 lessons
- ~5 hours
- Free
- by Jeff Erickson
Learn Python for free on Libre Academy with the Algorithms (Erickson) course: 23 interactive lessons you complete by writing real code in a built-in editor, graded instantly by hidden tests. No paywall, no sign-up. It's part of the free, open-source desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.
What you get
- Hands-on lessons with a real editor and instant, test-graded feedback.
- Free and open source, with no account required to start.
- Works offline in the free desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.
- Python runs instantly in the app.
What's inside
- Recursion and Recurrences
- Divide and Conquer
- Backtracking
- Dynamic Programming
- Greedy Algorithms
- Graph Search
- Shortest Paths
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