Fundamentals - Big O notation (time and space complexity), recursion, hash table

Chapter: Fundamentals - Big O notation (time and space complexity), recursion, hash tables, trees (binary, B-trees for databases), and basic sorting/searching.

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[Verse 1]
Maria's managing code that's growing wild
Big O tells her how her runtime scales
Linear search through a million files
Takes a million steps before it fails
But binary cuts the haystack clean in half
Each guess eliminates a thousand paths
Logarithmic time makes giants laugh
At problems that once caused system crash

[Chorus]
Algorithms dance in measured time
Space and speed in perfect rhyme
Hash tables serve data instantly
Trees branch out systematically
Every function has its cost to pay
Big O shows us complexity's way

[Verse 2]
Recursion calls itself like Russian dolls
Each layer holds a smaller piece inside
The function climbs then tumbles down the walls
Stack frames building up then taking rides
Fibonacci spawns a million clones
Factorial multiplies and overflows
Base cases catch what endless calling owns
Without them infinite disaster grows

[Chorus]
Algorithms dance in measured time
Space and speed in perfect rhyme
Hash tables serve data instantly
Trees branch out systematically
Every function has its cost to pay
Big O shows us complexity's way

[Verse 3]
Hash tables scatter keys like farmer's seed
Each bucket holds what belongs in place
Collision resolution plants the feed
When two keys fight for the same space
Binary trees split left and right
Smaller values tumble to the left
Larger climb toward the light
B-trees keep databases deft

[Bridge]
Bubble sort swaps neighbors endlessly
Quick sort picks a pivot, divides the crowd
Merge sort splits then rebuilds methodically
Each technique singing efficiency loud
Searching sorted arrays cuts time in half
Unsorted lists demand a linear staff

[Outro]
From constant time to exponential fear
Choose wisely what your program holds dear
Space complexity counts memory's bite
Time complexity measures processing might
Master these patterns, code with precision
Big O guides every algorithmic decision

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