Are NPTEL lectures worth it?

Yes, studying NPTEL online courses is beneficial. Even, NPTEL certificates have a separate importance in an Engineering student’s journey. NPTEL certificates have the quotations of many IIT’s and have the signature of many respected HOD’s or Dean of IITs.

How do you learn data structures effectively?

Here is a step-by-step plan to improve your data structure and algorithm skills:

1. Step 1: Understand Depth vs.
2. Step 2: Start the Depth-First Approach—make a list of core questions.
3. Step 3: Master each data structure.
4. Step 4: Spaced Repetition.
5. Step 5: Isolate techniques that are reused.
6. Step 6: Now, it’s time for Breadth.

Should I learn data structures for machine learning?

You do not need to know data structures and algorithms to do these. You can implement many simple machine learning algorithm in python or matlab environments with very less effort. If you want to learn machine learning and try to implement it on a very large datasets, then YES.

What are the benefits of NPTEL courses?

The main benefits of participating in an online course under NPTEL are:

• Students: credit transfer and better resume.
• Faculty: Refresher courses, AICTE recognized FDP courses.
• Working professionals: For upskilling and reskilling.

How good are NPTEL courses Quora?

NPTEL is a good platform but the courses vary in quality. NPTEL is really good for building your basics and for getting indept knowledge of subject. Watching it’s videos will make you strong at Theory. It gives you great learning.

What is it like to study at NPTEL?

The best part about NPTEL is that you can learn anytime from anywhere, provided you have a decent internet connection, and of course urge to gain knowledge and enhance skills. All the lectures for this module were delivered by Prof. Dr. Madhavan Mukund of Chennai Mathematical Institute.

What is the NPTEL initiative?

NPTEL or ‘National Programme on Technical Enhanced Learning’ was basically an Initiative by IISc Bangalore & 7 IIT’s naming (IIT Bombay, Madras, Delhi, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Roorkee & Guwahati) in order to promote & enhance ‘E-Learning’ in India which is one of the most trusted and acceptable methods of learning among people around the globe.

What is a data structure?

A data structure is a systematic way of organizing and accessing data. A data structure tries to structure data! When we define a data structure we are in fact creating a new data type of our own. i.e. using predefined types or previously user defined types.

How good is the NPTEL OCW course?

The aim itself deserves 4 stars, the first of its kind in India, there are MIT OCW and Yale courses worldwide but in India NPTEL is the first prominent attempt towards this direction. The videos are very good and helpful, learning from the professors of IITs is a very good experience for any student.