Module 5: Data Structures & Algorithms

We're almost at the end of our learning journey at Pursuit.

So far, you've learned the needed skills and tech to land your first dev job. Now we're going to focus on helping you refine your skills and help you prepare for a coding interview.

This unit, we'll be working on:

• Reviewing fundamentals
• Improving problem solving skills
• Continue becoming an independent learner
• Practicing talking about code
• Getting an introduction to computer science topics
• Doing mock interviews to help prepare for job interviews

To pass this unit, you will need to gain a minimum number of points on code wars and pass 2 mock interviews.

Learning Outcomes

• Be able to solve level 8, 7 and 6 Kata on Code Wars in a reasonable amount of time
• Be able to talk through your solutions to problems
• Be able to teach yourself something new
• Be able to describe, at a very high level, common computer science topics such as Big O and recursion

Labs and Lessons

	Primary Problem(s)	Lesson
1	N/A	Intro to DSA/Problem Solving Mock Interview Intro and Prep
2	Print Primes	Control Flow
3	Find the Median	Math For Software Developers
4	Disemvowel Trolls	Strings
5	Err!0rs	Errors
6	My Own Find Index Of Function	Arrays & Callbacks
7	Count Words	Working with Objects
8	Guess My Number	Big O
9	Fibonacci	Intro to Recursion
10	Model a Vending Machine, Cards	OOP
11	Cards Cont.	OOP Continued
12	OOP Lab	OOP Lab: Tamagotchi
13	Linked Lists	Linked Lists
14	Stacks & Queues	Stacks & Queues
15	Trees	Binary Trees
16	Bubble Sort	Sorting Algorithms
17	Sort Part 2	Sorting Algorithms 2
18	Unique Array	Hash Tables

Individual Project: Code Wars

Your goal will be to accumulate at certain number of points points on code wars during this module. The more points you acquire the more likely you are to pass a technical interview.

Ranking system

You will be tracked with Pursuit's Code Wars Tracker

Assessment: Mock Interviews

You will need to pass a minimum of 3 mock interviews. More details

Additional Resources

JavaScript Fundamentals

Eloquent JavaScript

Focus on chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11

Intermediate JavaScript

You Don't Know JS

Computer Science

Why do we care about algorithms? How do they impact our daily lives?

VIDEO: Secret Rules of Modern Living Algorithms Documentary

Additional Resources Used to Build out this Module

Cracking the Code Interview

Introduction to Algorithms

Misc

Peer to Peer Mock Interviews