Java Data Structures & Algorithms + LEETCODE Exercises (Udemy.com)
DSA + LEETCODE for Coding Interviews — Clear, Step-by-Step Animated Walkthroughs!
Created by: Scott Barrett
Last updated April 2026
What you will learn
- Solve 100+ coding exercises to ace DSA interviews with confidence.
- Think like a pro coder to tackle complex problems efficiently.
- Master data structures—linked lists, trees, heaps, graphs—for practical use.
- Learn algorithms—sorting, recursion, dynamic programming—with clarity.
- Analyze time and space complexity to optimize your coding solutions.
- Grasp DSA concepts faster with animated examples for deeper insight.
- Apply DSA to solve LeetCode challenges and practical coding problems.
- Boost your developer skills to excel in technical interviews confidently.
Quality Score
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Overall Score : 92 / 100
Course Description
Welcome to Data Structures & Algorithms in Java
This course makes learning to code fun and makes hard concepts easy to understand.
How did I do this? By using animations!
Animating the Data Structures & Algorithms makes everything more visually engaging and allows students to learn more material - in less time - with higher retention (a pretty good combination).
I will use these visuals to guide you, step-by-step, through the entire course.
The course also includes dozens-and-dozens of Coding Exercises. So you can immediately put everything into practice as soon as you learn it (a very important step).
All of this will help you to feel more confident and prepared when you walk into a coding interview.
I have made several Free Sample Videos available for the course so you can see the difference the animations make.
Also, I am very active on the Q&A, so I will be with you every_step_of _the_way.
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What you will get in this course…
Over 100 hand-crafted animated HD videos to illustrate the Data Structures & Algorithms.
Here are the topics we will cover:
Technical
Big O notation
Data Structures
Arrays
Array Lists
Linked Lists
Doubly Linked Lists
Stacks & Queues
Binary Trees
Hash Tables
Heaps
Graphs
Algorithms
Dynamic Programming
Sorting
Bubble Sort
Selection Sort
Insertion Sort
Merge Sort
Quick Sort
Searching
Breadth First Search
Depth First Search
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5-Star Review:
"In order to describe this course accurately, we need the definition of the word Beautiful. beau·ti·ful: adjective 1.- pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically. 2.- of a very high standard; excellent." - Josue Hernandez Amezcua5-Star Review:
"The best course on DSA on Udemy" - Enlai Li5-Star Review:
"One of the best courses on DSA. The animations do make a huge impact. All the points are explained in detail. The only problem is that I can't give it more than a 5-star rating." - Nikita Sarkar5-Star Review:
"Amazing Course. My words cannot describe how much animations helped me to understand the concepts. 100% Recommended." - Simarjeet Singh5-Star Review:
Being a visual learner this is BY FAR the BEST course ever. The way the instructor presents this topic makes it so easy to understand." - Eduardo SN5-Star Review:
"The animations were really helpful for an easy understanding, but the best thing about this course for me is that it will not waste your time! It is perfectly optimized, covers the important topics that I wanted, and at the same time perfectly clear. Thank you so much." - Fatemeh Moghaddam5-Star Review:
"This course is very well done! ... the animations in each video take the explanation and understanding of the material to a new level." - Luis Felipe Posada5-Star Review:
"This course has seriously been amazing. The animations have worked wonders for my understanding and I have made significant progress from the beginning of the course until now." - Dakota Fabro5-Star Review:
"I can follow as a beginner, amazing." - Sabrina Fung5-Star Review:
"This is the best course I have ever seen" - Luong Viet Tri
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So what are you waiting for? Click the "Buy now" button and join the best Java Data Structures & Algorithms course on Udemy.
I look forward to seeing you in the course.
Now let's get started! :-)
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
14,771 Reviews
Scott Barrett
Hello, I'm Scott, a developer with a passion for teaching.
I've helped Hundreds of Thousands of students learn to code and change their lives by becoming developers.
My courses make learning to code fun and make hard concepts easy to understand.
How do I do this? By using animations!
Animating the code and the concepts makes everything more visually engaging which allows students to learn more material - in less time - with higher retention (a pretty good combination).
I will use these visuals to guide you, step-by-step, through the entire course.
My courses also include dozens-and-dozens of Coding Exercises. So you can immediately put everything into practice as soon as you learn it (a very important step).
I have made several Free Sample Videos available for each course so you can see the difference the animations make.
Also, I am very active on the Q&A, so I will be with you every_step_of _the_way.
I look forward to seeing you in the course.
Let's get started! :-)
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Reviews
By Aayush Dua on 7/10/2026
Great visualization but some assumptions are made during the tutorial of complex things at times which break the flow of learning and force me to ask ChatGPT and understand
By Padamkant on 7/8/2026
I am thoroughly enjoying your course. Your teaching style is engaging, structured, and beginner-friendly. Your explains not only how algorithms and data structures work, but also why they are important and when to use them. The hands-on examples and coding exercises have helped me build a strong foundation in DSA. Highly recommended for anyone looking to strengthen their programming and problem-solving skills.
By Masud on 6/10/2026
Excellent course! The lessons were clear, engaging, and very informative. The instructor was knowledgeable and supportive, making even difficult topics easy to understand. I learned a lot and feel much more confident in my skills. I would highly recommend this course to other students looking for a high-quality learning experience.
By Anand Singh on 5/28/2026
I wish I had these lectures 15 years ago when I was in college! Back then, we learned Data Structures and Algorithms the hard way, and everything felt super confusing. The visual representations in this course are outstanding—they make it incredibly easy to relate to complex concepts and truly understand them. I highly recommend this course to everyone!
By sunath thenujaya on 3/3/2026
Overall, it’s very good quality — truly quality over quantity. The videos are shorter, but the concepts are explained clearly and are easy to understand. It saves a lot of time, and you can use that extra time to focus on the exercises. At first, the exercises felt difficult, but in the end everything became clear. My problem-solving skills improved a lot, and understanding how to approach problems — especially LeetCode-style questions — became much easier.
By Natalia Kondratenko on 3/1/2026
Overall, this is a great course. The video explanations are excellent. Unfortunately, not every problem has a video, there is a tips and solution, but they're not as good. Some topics don't have any problems at all (graphs, dynamic programming). The theory is explained really well. This course really helped me to refresh and structure my knowledge of singly linked lists, hash maps, queues, stacks, trees and different types of sorting algorithms. General advice: it's always better to try writing the code yourself before watching the video.
By Emilio Alfredo Perez Villa on 1/31/2026
Great course for people who didnt pay attenttion to the data structure class , and also those who werent taught about linkedlist and binary trees , the course makes clear the differences between value types and reference types , and the graphic explanations are just amazing, worth taking it
By K. Anmol Puranik on 1/25/2026
I always used to fear DSA because I could never visualise the complex steps that took place. I never knew it could be made this simplified to understand using animations. For the first time I could finally understand the DSA concepts. The instructor is too good! His teaching pace remains constand and smooth. Highly recomment this course!
By Matheus Oliveira on 1/15/2026
I took this course to strengthen my DSA skills for coding interviews, and I am very satisfied with the experience. The instructor’s teaching style is excellent, and the biggest differentiator is the use of animations, which truly make abstract concepts such as Big O, recursion, trees, heaps, and dynamic programming much easier to understand. The content is well structured, starting from the basics and progressing naturally, which makes it suitable both for beginners and for more experienced developers who want a solid review. The coding exercises and LeetCode-style problems are a major highlight, as they help reinforce the concepts in a very practical way. I also appreciated the strong focus on Java, with clear explanations, clean code, and constant attention to time and space complexity analysis. The only reason I did not give 5 stars is that some topics could be explored in more depth (especially graphs and more advanced optimization cases), and a few sections could benefit from additional complex examples. Overall, this is an outstanding course, well above the average on Udemy, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn or solidify Data Structures & Algorithms in a visual, practical, and efficient way.
By Mikhail Krestelev on 1/5/2026
This course is a great deep dive into data structures and algorithms in Java. The visualizations are especially helpful and make everything much easier to understand. I really appreciate the author’s effort in putting so much work into that part. While the course might not yet be fully comprehensive for people preparing for algorithmic interviews (some patterns that make algorithms efficient, like sliding window, etc. are not present), it’s clear that the course is actively evolving and improving - even while I was studying it. For me, it’s already a great starting point to learn the basics in my native language (Java), and I’ll definitely revisit some parts later to refresh my knowledge and check out new updates.







