JavaScript Algorithm Challenges for Beginners

JavaScript Algorithm Challenges for Beginners

This course is part of JavaScript Algorithms Specialization

Instructor: Dylan Israel

What you'll learn

Effectively utilize string manipulation methods.
Recognize and implement a variety of basic algorithms.

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1 assignment

Taught in English

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If you’re new to algorithms, this course is the perfect guide for you! You'll explore essential algorithms and problem-solving strategies for tackling programming challenges with JavaScript.

Through engaging exercises and practical examples, you'll learn to work with data structures, manipulate strings, sort arrays, enhance performance, and more. Each lesson focuses on one fundamental algorithm, from iterative techniques to recursion and two-pointer methods, giving you the experience required to apply them in real-world scenarios. By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped to implement algorithms for data traversal, sorting, partitioning, and more! Throughout the course, you’ll explore algorithms such as: - Exponential growth - Array partitioning - String manipulation - Sorting techniques - Recursion - Array traversal and comparison - Pathfinding - Iterative extraction - Optimization strategies - Two-pointer methods and hash tables

Learn key algorithms and problem-solving strategies to enhance your programming skills and tackle complex challenges with confidence.

What's included

1 assignment22 plugins

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

JavaScript Algorithms Quiz30 minutes

22 pluginsTotal 36 minutes

Calculate profit with an exponential growth algorithm - Challenge1 minute
Calculate profit with an exponential growth algorithm - Solution2 minutes
Split an array with an array partitioning algorithm - Challenge1 minute
Split an array with an array partitioning algorithm - Solution2 minutes
Reverse a string with a string manipulation algorithm - Challenge1 minute
Reverse a string with a string manipulation algorithm - Solution3 minutes
Sort by length with a sorting algorithm - Challenge1 minute
Sort by length with a sorting algorithm - Solution1 minute
Sum odd Fibonacci numbers with a recursive algorithm - Challenge1 minute
Sum odd Fibonacci numbers with a recursive algorithm - Solution3 minutes
Use array traversal and comparison algorithm - Challenge1 minute
Use array traversal and comparison algorithm - Solution3 minutes
Avoid obstacles with a pathfinding algorithm - Challenge1 minute
Avoid obstacles with a pathfinding algorithm - Solution3 minutes
Extract each Kth with an iterative algorithm - Challenge1 minute
Extract each Kth with an iterative algorithm - Solution1 minute
Use an optimization algorithm - Challenge1 minute
Use an optimization algorithm - Solution2 minutes
Insert dashes with a string manipulation algorithm - Challenge2 minutes
Insert dashes with a string manipulation algorithm - Solution2 minutes
Find out whether two elements sum to a target with a two-pointer or hash table algorithm - Challenge1 minute
Find out whether two elements sum to a target with a two-pointer or hash table algorithm - Solution2 minutes