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Recursion and Trees for Data Engineering
In this course, you'll learn how recursion applies to tree data structures as well as using tree data structures to speed up analyses.
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- 5 hrs
- 7 lessons
- 1 project
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Course overview
Explore recursion, binary trees, binary heaps, and more with ready-to-use tactics for real projects.
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7 lessons · 1 project
- 01 34 minImplementing a CSV Index with a B-Tree
Implement an index for CSVs using the B-Tree.
- 02 11 minGuided Project: Implementing a Key-Value Database Project
For this project, we'll step into the role of Python developers to build a key-value database using B-trees, enhancing it with features like range queries and dictionary-like syntax.
- 03 64 minOverview of Recursion
An overview of recursion for tree data structures
- 04 46 minIntroduction to Binary Trees
An introduction to the binary tree data structure
- 05 55 minWorking with Binary Search Trees
Implement and query a dataset using Binary Search Trees
- 06 38 minImplementing a Binary Heap
Implement a binary heap to query large datasets.
- 07 47 minPerformance Boosts of Using a B-Tree
Build a B-Tree to implement an index on a CSV.
- 08 29 minImplement a B-Tree data structure
Learn how to implement a B-Tree data structure.
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