Python Programming Challenge – Validate ISBN-10 Number

ISBN Numbers, or International Standard Book Numbers are commercial numeric book identifiers which are used to uniquely identify a publication. There are two types of ISBN numbers – ISBN-10 and ISBN-13. Validation...

Python Algorithm Challenge - Counting Pairs

Python Programming Challenge – Counting Pairs

Here’s a fun algorithmic challenge for you. Given a list of integers, write a function to find the total number of complete pairs contained in the list. For example: for the input...

Python Trace Tables

The ability to trace the values of variables during program execution is a great aid in ensuring your code is doing what it is supposed to do and in avoiding logic errors...

Visualizing Bubble Sort with p5.js

Click on the canvas to refresh the animation I wanted to make a visualization for an algorithmic problem involving backtracking when I noticed the solution was remarkably similar to Bubble Sort. As...

Algorithmic Thinking with Python - Divide and Conquer Strategy

Algorithmic Thinking with Python part 3 – Divide and Conquer Strategy

Divide and Conquer is a very powerful technique for solving computational problems. In the last article in this series, we looked at decrease and conquer, which is included by some authors under...

Algorithmic Thinking with Python. Decrease and Conquer Strategy

Algorithmic Thinking with Python part 2 – Decrease and Conquer Strategy

This article is about computational thinking. Before we dive in though, check out this puzzle: The Ferrying Soldiers Puzzle A troop of 20 soldiers must cross a river with with no bridge....

Algorithmic Thinking with Python part 1 – Brute Force Algorithms

Many computational problems can be solved by trying all possible candidate solutions until the correct solution to the problem is found. This approach is often called Exhaustive Search or Brute Force Search....

Musical Bubble Sort in Python

I am a firm believer in offering a wide variety of perspectives on the topics I teach in Computer Science. I also like to make connections between Computer Science and other subjects....

The Stack Data Structure in Python

The stack is a wonderfully simple data structure which despite its simplicity makes many powerful algorithms possible. Some of the uses for a stack data structure in software development are: The Depth-First...

Python Programming Two Sum Interview Problem

This article is about a classic challenge that is often given in Python coding interviews. There are several different approaches you could take, but the aim is to come up with a...

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