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slmyers wrote: post #11

mathnode wrote: post #4

I take it solutions by students are mostly done in Python now?

It seems as though the instructor expects a compiled pdf, so maybe it's a more theoretical course? http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.851/spring14/hmwk.html

I've watched the lecture series before, it focuses a decent amount on cache oblivious data structures and doing realllllllly cool integer tricks to get things fitting into compact bit maps.

Re: Advanced Data Structures

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Post by LastMuel » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 12:07 PM UTC

0xFFC wrote: post #5

abbiya wrote: post #2

erik is the prof.

He is awesome,a s student in third world country (which universities sucks) I watched to all his online lectures and I learned more than I learned in my 4 year of college,I always wander how person as young as he can achieve so much success. I don't care about financial success, I am curious about scientific success. God I wish there was mind recorder. I would listen to his (and people like he) mind all day, how they…

Thank you for posting this! I love the perspective that your comment brings to course material being available online. It really helps to understand the power of educational material being abundantly available!

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Post by ddorian43 » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 12:20 PM UTC

rootlocus wrote: post #19

ddorian43 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Damn you got so offended! I'm sorry. Anyway, haven't we/they studied them ? That's what's missing ? I refer to cloning, cause you can't take `normies` and tell them what to do and they'll become a science-guy. Cause they don't want to, don't enjoy the process, don't have the mental capacity (pick any of them or all of them). So you need good genes (be able to learn, wanting/enjoying to learn), good enough life (don't…

You can't divide people into 2 categories: `normies` (you probably meant mediocre) and top(10). Leaving philosophy aside, there are a lot of people who do want to know what makes the top(10) tick, people who enjoy learning and who have the mental capacity. And I would argue their number is significant.

I know I can't. But to do:

>>imagine a world filled with people like Erik (in all careers) how beautiful that world would be

You have to also include `normies`, right ?

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Post by 0xFFC » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 12:21 PM UTC

LastMuel wrote: post #24

0xFFC wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He is awesome,a s student in third world country (which universities sucks) I watched to all his online lectures and I learned more than I learned in my 4 year of college,I always wander how person as young as he can achieve so much success. I don't care about financial success, I am curious about scientific success. God I wish there was mind recorder. I would listen to his (and people like he) mind all day, how they…

Thank you for posting this! I love the perspective that your comment brings to course material being available online. It really helps to understand the power of educational material being abundantly available!

If I want to be honest I worship teachers and instructors I have watched their course. I have been in sucky university, I know how it feels to waste your time. The first moment I find my first course (Erik all algorithm course) it was revolution in my life.

I literally worship people like Douglas Schmidt, Erik Demanine, Tim Roughgarden, Robert Sedgwick ...

They literally changed my life.

Can you imagine third world universities? I am sure not. After 4 year , you end up knowing nothing , literally nothing,not even writing hello world.

Thanks to these guys I am reading a book every month. For past two months I was reading Silberchats database books.

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Post by ausjke » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 12:22 PM UTC

is the site down?

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Post by 0x54MUR41 » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 12:25 PM UTC

Thank you for sharing this.

Anyone would recommend resources for learning fundamental of data structures?

Book, video, or courses are welcome. I don't care the programming languages that are used for implementations. I am OK with C.

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Post by lawless123 » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 12:28 PM UTC

why are these hand drawn diagrams easier for me to understand and remember?

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Post by mej10 » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 12:30 PM UTC

0x54MUR41 wrote: post #28

Thank you for sharing this. Anyone would recommend resources for learning fundamental of data structures? Book, video, or courses are welcome. I don't care the programming languages that are used for implementations. I am OK with C.

The Algorithm Design Manual by Steven Skiena

Really enjoyed that book! It intersperses real world use cases which helps when your motivation starts to wane and has a warmer tone than most algorithm books. That being said, it is still pretty rigorous and will take a lot of work to get through it all.

Whichever resource you choose, make sure it has exercises and do them! Even if you can't 100% figure some of them out just trying to will help your thinking immensely.