Best online class for basic algorithms in Python?
I came to data science with a strong background in econometrics and SAS but hadn’t used Python. The technical interviews are killing me because I don’t know basic algorithms. What’s the best online course for learning it? I know Leetcode is great for practice but I need a bit more content knowledge to benefit. Something analogous to DataCamp except focused on algorithms, not Pandas, would be perfect. Thanks!
neetcode.io is good.
https://youtu.be/CHhwJjR0mZA Erik Demaine is the boss. Genius award winner, youngest prof at MIT.
Are his explanations good and understandable in your opinion? He could be smart but we need to be communicated to like dum dums.
Thanks, just watched 10 min. Helps to understand theory a bit although in interviews it's about situational storytelling
What part of the technical interviews are you failing at? A DS who is a predictive modeler is different than a MLE is different than a data analyst. Tbh interviews in this field are all over the place but there are some general trends.
Some places seem to give DS the simpler parts of engineering challenges. I’m screwing up those.
Ah ok. Are you good at learning from textbooks? I bought data structures and algorithms in python and found it to be a good resource.