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Grokking Dynamic Programming Interview in Python
The ultimate dynamic programming guide by FAANG engineers. Structured prep with real-world DP questions to get interview-ready in hours!
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53 lessons
25h
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What You'll Learn
- A deep understanding of the essential patterns behind common dynamic programming interview questions—without having to drill endless problem sets
- The ability to identify and apply the underlying pattern in an interview question by assessing the problem statement
- Familiarity with dynamic programming techniques with hands-on practice in a setup-free coding environment
- The ability to efficiently evaluate the tradeoffs between time and space complexity in different solutions
- A flexible conceptual framework for solving any dynamic programming question, by connecting problem characteristics and possible solution techniques
Learning Roadmap
1.
Getting Started
Getting Started
Get familiar with dynamic programming, building concepts, and problem-solving skills for coding interviews.
2.
0/1 Knapsack
0/1 Knapsack
Solve challenges with optimized dynamic programming techniques for various combinatorial problems.
3.
Unbounded Knapsack
Unbounded Knapsack
6 Lessons
6 Lessons
Examine dynamic programming strategies for optimizing unbounded knapsack, ribbon cut, rod cutting, and coin change problems.
4.
Recursive Numbers
Recursive Numbers
12 Lessons
12 Lessons
Enhance your skills in recursive problem-solving with optimized dynamic programming techniques.
5.
Longest Common Substring
Longest Common Substring
16 Lessons
16 Lessons
Solve problems in dynamic programming for various string and sequence optimization tasks.
6.
Palindromic Subsequence
Palindromic Subsequence
6 Lessons
6 Lessons
See how it works to find, optimize, and partition palindromic subsequences and substrings.
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