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What is an algorithm? --Recursion -- Search algorithms -- Sorting algorithms -- String algorithms -- Math -- Self taught inspiration : Margaret Hamilton -- What is a data structure? -- Arrays -- Linked lists -- Stacks -- Queues -- Hash tables -- Binary trees -- Binary heaps -- Graphs -- Self-taught inspiration : Elon Musk -- Next steps.