Course overview
In this course, you’ll learn about recursion, binary trees, binary heaps, and more. By the end, you’ll be able to explain the difference between iteration and recursion, build a binary heap to query large datasets, implement and query a dataset using Binary Search trees, and more.
Best of all, you’ll learn by doing — you’ll practice and get feedback directly in the browser. At the end of the course, you’ll complete a guided project in which you’ll use a B-Tree to implement a key-value datastore in Python.
Key skills
- Traversing tree data structures using recursion
- Using different types of tree data structures
- Explaining the various types of tree data structures
Course outline
Recursion and Trees for Data Engineering [8 lessons]
Overview of Recursion 2h
Lesson Objectives- Traverse tree data structures using recursion
- Identify the different types of tree data structures
- Implement different tree data structures
Introduction to Binary Trees 1h
Lesson Objectives- Define the binary tree structure
- Identify common algorithms used on the binary tree
Working with Binary Search Trees 1h
Lesson Objectives- Run a binary search tree
- Identify when to use a binary search tree over a heap
- Identify the runtime of binary search tree algorithms
Implementing a Binary Heap 1h
Lesson Objectives- Build a binary heap structure
- Determine which problems to solve using a binary heap
- Identify the runtime of binary heap algorithms
Performance Boosts of Using a B-Tree 1h
Lesson Objectives- Run a B-Tree
- Determine when to use a B-Tree over a binary search tree
- Implement important B-Tree algorithms
Implement a B-Tree data structure 1h
Lesson Objectives- Speed up search queries using an index
- Serialize Python objects to speed up algorithm loading
- Measure B-Tree algorithm speeds
Implementing a CSV Index with a B-Tree 1h
Lesson Objectives- Extend a class
- Build range queries for a B-tree
- Serialize python objects
Guided Project: Implementing a Key-Value Database 1h
Lesson Objectives- Adapt a data structure to create a database
- Implement a key-value database
Projects in this course
Guided Project: Implementing a Key-Value Database
Use a B-Tree to implement a key-value datastore in Python.
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