Mastering Data Structures (130 academic exam and interview style problems with detailed solutions)
Mastering Data Structures (130 academic exam and interview style problems with detailed solutions)
“130 Original Problems with Detailed Explanations and Interview-Focused Solutions”
About the Book
Advanced Data Structures: 130 Original Problems and Solutions is a comprehensive guide designed for computer science students, researchers, and software engineers preparing for coding interviews or advanced coursework.
This book presents 130 original, hand-crafted problems that cover every major topic in data structures — including heaps, trees, hash tables, stacks, queues, linked lists, and advanced hybrid structures.
Each problem is followed by a complete, step-by-step solution with clear explanations and complexity analysis. Some problems include amortized or potential-function analyses, giving readers a deeper understanding of performance and efficiency.
Whether you’re mastering your algorithms course, teaching data structures, or preparing for technical interviews at top tech companies, this book will sharpen your problem-solving skills and strengthen your understanding of how data structures truly work.
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Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 — Arrays, Lists, Binary Count, Stacks & Queues
- Chapter 2 — Binary Heap & Binomial Heap
- Chapter 3 — Sorting
- Chapter 4 — Balanced Search Trees (AVL, 2-3 Tree, Segment Tree)
- Chapter 5 — Splay Tree
- Chapter 6 — Union Find (Disjoint Set Union)
- Chapter 7 — Range Minimum Query (RMQ)
- Chapter 8 — Hash Tables
- Chapter 9 — Trie and Suffix Trees
- Chapter 10 — Sample Questions (Free Section)
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Support Page — Buy Me a Coffee
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