Prior knowledge for learning Algorithm Analysis?

Question

Algorithms

For a beginner with a minimum threshold of knowledge, this is a school program. Is there anything else you need to know besides that?
Also, when you are new to programming, is it worth it to study at first or to score for the time being?
PS I bought the book 6 months ago by J. Moconel Active Learning Approach to Algorithm Analysis. The maximum that I can take from there is ready-made solutions for my practice. Well, I also plan to put it in the list of literature studied by me in the future.
P.S2 I googled and yandexil before asking a question in this community.

Answer 1

No special training is needed to analyze the algorithms. The ability to think logically and the minimum knowledge of mathematics at a level even lower than high school is enough.
But it’s worth studying them after you firmly master at least one programming language, and master it practically, and not in pure theory.
Generally speaking, the main purpose of this course is not so much teaching you specific algorithms, and not even providing you with ready-made solutions for a certain range of problems (very specific and limited, by the way), as developing your special so-called. algorithmic thinking. But it is still extremely necessary if you strive to become a developer-programmer, and not just a coder.