4-Month Curriculum
MONTH 1: Java Fundamentals & Basic Data Structures
Introduction to Programming with Java
Setting up the development environment (JDK, IDE)
Variables & Data Types (Primitive & Reference)
Operators (Arithmetic, Relational, Logical)
Type Casting & Conversion
Coding exercises: Basic operations & calculations
Conditional Statements (if-else, switch-case)
Loops (for, while, do-while, for-each)
Pattern printing problems
Functions & Methods (Declaration, Parameters, Return)
Method Overloading
Coding exercises: Control flow problems
Introduction to OOP concepts
Classes and Objects
Inheritance (IS-A relationship)
Encapsulation (Access modifiers)
Polymorphism (Method overriding)
Abstraction (Abstract classes & Interfaces)
Coding exercises: OOP implementation
Collection Framework Overview
List Interface (ArrayList, LinkedList)
Set Interface (HashSet, TreeSet)
Queue & Deque
Map Interface (HashMap, TreeMap)
Iterators and Enhanced For Loop
Monthly Assessment: Basic Java Programming
MONTH 2: Core Data Structures
Introduction to Time & Space Complexity
One-dimensional Arrays (Operations, Traversal)
Multi-dimensional Arrays (Matrix operations)
String manipulation techniques
Common array & string problems
Sliding window technique
Coding exercises: Array & String problems
Stack data structure (LIFO principle)
Stack implementation using arrays & linked lists
Stack applications (Parenthesis matching, Expression evaluation)
Queue data structure (FIFO principle)
Queue implementation using arrays & linked lists
Circular Queue & Priority Queue
Coding exercises: Stack & Queue problems
Introduction to Linked Lists
Singly Linked List (Implementation & Operations)
Doubly Linked List
Circular Linked List
Common linked list operations (Insertion, Deletion, Traversal)
Advanced linked list problems (Cycle detection, Reverse)
Coding exercises: Linked List problems
Linear Search & Binary Search
Bubble Sort, Selection Sort, Insertion Sort
Merge Sort algorithm
Quick Sort algorithm
Counting Sort & Radix Sort
Time & Space complexity analysis of algorithms
Monthly Assessment: Data Structures (Part 1)
MONTH 3: Advanced Data Structures
Recursion fundamentals
Recursion vs Iteration
Classic recursion problems (Factorial, Fibonacci)
Introduction to Backtracking
N-Queens problem
Sudoku solver
Combination & Permutation problems
Tree data structure concepts
Binary Tree implementation
Binary Tree traversals (In-order, Pre-order, Post-order)
Level order traversal
Binary Search Tree implementation & operations
BST problems (Insertion, Deletion, Searching)
Balanced Binary Search Trees
Heap data structure
Min Heap & Max Heap implementation
Heapify algorithm
Heap Sort
Priority Queue implementation using Heap
Applications of Priority Queue
Coding exercises: Heap problems
Hashing concepts & Hash functions
Collision resolution techniques
HashMap implementation
HashSet implementation
Common hashing problems
Applications of hashing (Two Sum, LRU Cache)
Monthly Assessment: Advanced Data Structures
MONTH 4: Advanced Algorithms & Interview Preparation
Graph concepts & Terminology
Graph representation (Adjacency Matrix & Adjacency List)
Graph Traversals (BFS & DFS)
Topological Sorting
Shortest Path Algorithms (Dijkstra's, Bellman-Ford)
Minimum Spanning Tree (Prim's, Kruskal's)
Coding exercises: Graph problems
Introduction to Dynamic Programming
Memoization & Tabulation techniques
Classic DP problems (Fibonacci, Knapsack)
Longest Common Subsequence
Longest Increasing Subsequence
Matrix Chain Multiplication
Coding exercises: DP problems
Bit Manipulation techniques
Advanced Mathematics for DSA
Divide & Conquer approach
Greedy Algorithms
String matching algorithms (KMP, Rabin-Karp)
Trie data structure
Segment Trees
Resume building for tech roles
Top DSA interview questions
Mock interview sessions with personalized feedback
Problem-solving strategies for interviews
Behavioral interview questions
Time management during coding interviews
Final Assessment & Course Completion
Industry-standard resume building workshop
LinkedIn & GitHub profile optimization
Mock interview sessions with personalized feedback
Tips and strategies for technical interviews
Job search strategies & resources