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Heaps & Priority Queues

Heaps are specialized tree-based data structures that provide efficient access to minimum or maximum elements, making them essential for priority-based operations.

Learning Map​

Heap concepts organized from fundamentals to applications.

Prerequisites​

What's in scope​

  • Heap Fundamentals: Min-heap, max-heap, operations, implementation, and properties
  • Heap Applications: Top K elements, median finding, merging sorted lists, task scheduling, and shortest path

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