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PRE-PLACEMENT PROGRAM
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(CODING ROUND)
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CodeAlpha Pre-Placement Course
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🧭 Introduction
🎯 Goal:
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Start your Coding Round Preparation with Arrays, the most fundamental and widely
used data structure in programming.
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Arrays are the building blocks of most placement-level coding questions.
They help you learn how data is stored, accessed, and manipulated efficiently — which
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is essential for solving problems in companies like TCS, Infosys, Accenture, Amazon,
and Google.
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✅ Almost every coding interview starts with an array problem
✅ Forms the base for strings, sorting, searching, dynamic programming
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Helps you develop logical thinking & index-based problem-solving
📘 Today’s Focus:
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Understand how arrays store data in memory
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Learn core operations: traversal, searching, updating
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Explore powerful techniques: Two-pointer, Prefix Sum, Kadane’s Algorithm
Solve 3 real interview questions from LeetCode
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🧠 Learning Outcome:
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After today, you’ll be able to:
✨ Understand how arrays work
✨ Write code using indices confidently
💬 Remember: If you master arrays, you’ll find most coding rounds easier to crack.
Identify patterns for solving advanced problems
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🧠 Learn the Concept
What is an Array?
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An Array is a linear data structure that stores elements in contiguous memory.
Each element is accessed using an index (starting from 0).
Example (C++):
int arr[5] = {10, 20, 30, 40, 50};
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// arr[0] = 10, arr[4] = 50
Common Operations:
Operation Description Example
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Traversal Access each element Loop through all elements
Searching Find a value Linear/binary search
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Updating Change value at index arr[2]=100
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Insertion Add new value(if size allows) Insert 60 at index 2
Deletion Remove element Shift elements left
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Important Techniques:
1️⃣ Two-Pointer Technique:
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Use two indexes (left, right) to reduce time complexity.
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Used in problems like Trapping Rain Water, Pair Sum, etc.
Example:
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arr = [1, 3, 5, 7, 9]
left = 0, right = 4 → Move based on condition
2️⃣ Prefix Sum Technique:
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Create a new array where each index stores sum up to that point.
Example:
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arr = [2, 4, 6]
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prefix = [2, 6, 12]
Used to answer range sum queries quickly.
3️⃣ Kadane’s Algorithm:
Used to find Maximum Subarray Sum in O(n)
Logic: Track current sum, reset if negative, store max sum.
Example: arr = [-2,1,-3,4,-1,2,1,-5,4] Output = 6 (subarray [4,-1,2,1])
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📄 Practice Problems
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Now apply what you learned
🔹 Problem 1: Maximum Subarray Sum
📘 Concept: Kadane’s Algorithm
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📎 Solve: Maximum Subarray
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🔹 2: Trapping Rain Water
📘 Concept: Two-Pointer Approach
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Solve: Trapping Rain Water
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🔹 Problem 3: Product of Array Except Self
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📘 Concept: Prefix & Suffix Product
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Solve: Product of Array Except Self
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💡 If you get stuck → read hints, focus on logic, not memorization
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🏆 Task & Reflection
✅ Your Task:
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1️⃣ Revise today’s concepts
2️⃣ Solve at least 2 out of 3 problems
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3️⃣ Create a LinkedIn post sharing your learning & tag @CodeAlpha
4️⃣ Share your LinkedIn post link + name here in the group
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💭 Reflect:
* Which technique helped you most?
* What was the biggest challenge today?
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💡 “Understand deeply, practice consistently, and success will follow.” 💪
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