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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 runs in your browser and the free desktop app.

What you get

  • Hands-on lessons with a real editor and instant, test-graded feedback.
  • Free and open source — no account required to start.
  • Runs in your browser, and offline in the free desktop app.
  • Python runs in your browser.

What's inside

  • Recursion and Recurrences
  • Divide and Conquer
  • Backtracking
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Greedy Algorithms
  • Graph Search
  • Shortest Paths

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