
Mastering Dynamic Programming: Coding Interview Prep Part 3
Course Description
Unlock the full potential of dynamic programming with this comprehensive guide tailored to elevate your coding interview preparation. Dynamic programming is a critical technique for solving complex problems efficiently, and this module teaches you how to break down challenging problems into simpler subproblems, ensuring you can apply the right strategies in technical interviews.
Throughout the course, you’ll learn how to approach overlapping subproblems, an essential concept in dynamic programming. By using methods like memoization (top-down) and tabulation (bottom-up), you'll optimize the computation of solutions, avoiding redundant calculations and improving performance.
This guide will walk you through key dynamic programming techniques such as solving the Longest Common Subsequence, the Knapsack problem, and other classical dynamic programming challenges. Each problem is accompanied by detailed, step-by-step explanations, making complex concepts more accessible. You’ll also tackle numerous practice problems, progressively increasing in difficulty, to reinforce your learning and build confidence.
By mastering dynamic programming, you'll gain the tools needed to solve some of the most challenging and commonly tested coding problems in interviews. With the skills developed in this module, you’ll be well-prepared to approach technical interviews with the confidence and expertise necessary to excel.
Course Curriculum
- 001.Lesson 3.1: Understanding the Fundamentals of Dynamic Programming
- 002. Lesson 3.2: Recognizing and Handling Overlapping Subproblems
- 003. Lesson 3.3: Solving Longest Increasing Subsequence with Bottom-Up Tabulation
- 004. Lesson 3.4: Finding the Longest Increasing Subsequence with Memoization and Recursion
- 005. Lesson 3.5: Tackling Another Dynamic Programming Challenge
- 006. Lesson 3.6: Wrapping Up the Dynamic Programming Journey