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+# Data Structures and Algorithms
+
+## Level
+
+Planning for all levels - folks can drop off after the basics ro continue.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+Any programming language (Java preferred).
+
+## Approach
+
+Basics of algorithms and data structures using technical interview like questions usually asked at companies like Google or Amazon.
+
+## Course Materials:
+
+1. TopCoder - [TopCoder Algorithm tutorials](https://www.topcoder.com/community/data-science/data-science-tutorials/)
+2. Data Structures and Algorithms:
+    - [MIT Open courseware](http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-046j-introduction-to-algorithms-sma-5503-fall-2005/)
+    - [Stanford Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/course/algo)
+    - [Learn Java Codeacademy](https://www.codecademy.com/courses/learn-java)
+3. Topics:
+    - [Nick Parlante's page](http://cslibrary.stanford.edu/)
+    - [Linked Lists Basics](http://cslibrary.stanford.edu/103/)
+    - [Linked Lists Problems](http://cslibrary.stanford.edu/105/)
+    - [Binary Trees](http://cslibrary.stanford.edu/110/)
+    - [Searching]
+    - [Sorting]
+    - [Stacks and Queues]
+    - [Recursion]
+    - [Heaps]
+
+## IDEs
+1. [Eclipse](http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/)
+	- Offers a wide variety of plugins and therefore extensible.
+2. [IntelliJ Idea](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/)
+	- Paid IDE, offers a community edition.