Sorting Algorithms

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intermediate Python • object-oriented programming
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define an abstract data type (ADT) • define a linked list • implement sorting algorithms • perform algorithmic time complexity analysis
Kyle Dewey
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The real estate developer you’re working with wants a program that can non-interactively read, sort, and write out the sorted data to a new file. In this liveProject, you’ll create this new program using the csv, abc, and time libraries. But instead of relying on Python’s built-in lists, you’ll implement the program with your own custom lists and sorting routines—gaining hands-on experience working with commonly used data structures and algorithms, demystifying all the work Python does for us and impressing your client, all at once!

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Kyle Dewey
Kyle Dewey received his Ph.D. in computer science from UC Santa Barbara and has been an assistant professor in Cal State Northridge's computer science department since 2017. He has a dozen scientific publications spanning programming language design, compilers, automated software testing, and computer science education, and has presented his work at top conferences in the field. Kyle has formally taught courses covering programming skills at all levels, including courses specifically related to the algorithms and data structures seen in this liveProject.

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