What's an algorithm?
Besides being the answer to most interview questions, an algorithm is a way to solve a particular problem in programming.
Google Maps uses an algorithm to calculate driving directions through 3 cities while avoiding highways. Amazon uses an algorithm to figure out exactly what product to recommend to you next so that you'll blindly one-click it.
In this workshop, we will discuss what an algorithm is, introduce the idea of algorithmic complexity (big O notation), demonstrate sort and search algorithms (with a hands-on re-enactment), and finish with an overview of the many types of algorithms out there.
This workshop focuses on design-thinking for algorithms, which is a pre-requisite to expressing these ideas in code. It will be taught by Hanah Yendler, Front End Developer at SEPHORA and Sara Gudeman.
Prerequisites:
Attendees would benefit from a basic understanding of a programming language, like from JS 101, but that is not required.
Tech requirements:
• Your laptop and charger.
No laptop? No problem. We have 2 Chromebooks available to borrow. Message the teachers if you are interested.
Topics covered:
• Defining an Algorithm
• Data Structures
• Time/space complexity
• Several Sorting Algorithms
• Binary Search
• Algorithms in Real Life
A great follow-up workshop to this one is our Whiteboarding Interview Prep on Saturday July 15th!
Payment:
Payment is required to attend. If you'd like to attend but cannot afford the cost, click here to request a scholarship<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19YePb1ncNgHLFze40_BJRM7w8SG5mh1D0uB4qyKjwWs/viewform"></a>. Due to a number of applications, only the scholarship recipients will receive an email a few days before the workshop. Thank you for your understanding!
There will be an hour break at noon. Lunch will not be provided.
