Java with DSA - 30 Days (1 Hour Daily) In-depth Course Content
Week 1: Java Fundamentals and Introduction to DSA
Day 1: Java Basics
• Introduction to Java: Features, platform independence, JDK, JRE, JVM.
• Setting up the environment: Installing JDK, IDE setup (Eclipse/IntelliJ/VS Code).
• Hello World Program: Syntax explanation, compiling, and running.
• Key Concepts: Variables, data types (int, float, double, char, boolean).
Day 2: Control Flow Statements
• Conditional Statements: If-else, Switch case.
• Loops: For loop, While loop, Do-while loop.
Day 3: Functions and Methods
• Defining functions: Structure, arguments, and return values.
• Types of functions: Void and return-type functions.
• Recursion basics: Use recursion for simple operations.
Day 4: Arrays Basics
• Introduction to arrays: Declaration, initialization, and accessing elements.
• Types of arrays: Single-dimensional and multi-dimensional.
• Basic operations: Traversing, updating, deleting.
Day 5: Object-Oriented Programming (OOPs) - Part 1
• Core concepts: Classes and objects.
• Constructors: Default, parameterised.
• Access modifiers: Public, private, protected, default.
Day 6: Object-Oriented Programming (OOPs) - Part 2
• Advanced OOP concepts:
• Inheritance: Single, multilevel, hierarchical.
• Method Overloading and Overriding.
• Abstract classes and interfaces.
Day 7: Introduction to DSA
• DSA overview: Importance and applications.
• Linear vs Non-linear data structures: Arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists vs trees, graphs.
• Big-O Notation: Understanding time and space complexity with examples.
Week 2: Arrays and Strings
Day 8: Arrays - Advanced Operations
• Multi-dimensional arrays: Creation and traversal.
• Matrix operations: Addition, subtraction, multiplication.
Day 9: Sorting Algorithms - Part 1
• Bubble Sort: Explanation and implementation.
• Selection Sort: Explanation and implementation.
Day 10: Searching Algorithms
• Linear Search: Implementation and complexity analysis.
• Binary Search: Working with sorted arrays, recursive and iterative implementations.
Day 11: Strings in Java - Basics
• String operations: Creation, comparison, concatenation, substring.
Day 12: Strings - Advanced
• StringBuilder and StringBuffer: Usage and advantages.
• Checking for palindromes.
Day 13: Array and String Problems
• Find the missing number in an array.
• Longest substring without repeating characters.
Day 14: Revision and Practice
• Recap of arrays and strings.
• Solve competitive programming problems.
Week 3: Linked Lists and Stacks
Day 15: Singly Linked List - Basics
• Introduction: Node structure and linked list implementation.
• Operations: Insertion at head, tail, and specific position.
Day 16: Linked List Operations
• Deletion: By value, position.
• Searching for an element.
Day 17: Stacks Basics
• Introduction to stacks: Concept of LIFO.
• Implementation: Using arrays and linked lists.
Day 18: Applications of Stacks
• Convert infix to postfix expression.
• Evaluate postfix expressions.
Day 19: Queue Basics
• Introduction: Concept of FIFO.
• Implementation: Using arrays and linked lists.
Day 20: Practice Problems
• Solve problems combining linked lists, stacks, and queues.
Week 4: Advanced DSA Topics
Day 21: Recursion in Depth
• Fibonacci series, factorial using recursion.
• Backtracking basics.
Day 22: Sorting Algorithms - Part 2
• Merge Sort: Divide-and-conquer approach.
• Quick Sort: Partitioning method.
Day 23: Introduction to Trees
• Binary tree basics: Nodes, edges, height, depth.
• Traversals: Inorder, preorder, postorder.
Day 24: Binary Search Trees (BST)
• Properties of BST.
• Insertion, deletion, and search operations.
Day 25: Hashing Basics
• Introduction to HashMaps.
• Operations: Put, get, remove.
Day 26: Graph Basics
• Adjacency matrix and list representation.
• Breadth-first search (BFS).
• Depth-first search (DFS).
Day 27: Advanced Recursion and Backtracking
• Solve problems like:
• Rat in a maze.
• Subset sum problem.
Day 28: Time Complexity Analysis
• Big-O, Big-Theta, Big-Omega.
• Examples: Sorting algorithms, searching algorithms.
Day 29: Real-life DSA Problems
• Solving problems using advanced concepts like recursion, graphs, and trees.
• Example: Find the shortest path in a graph.
Day 30: Revision and Final Practice
• Revise all core topics.
• Mock coding interview with real-world problems.