This text serves well as a follow-on text to Python Programming Fundamentalsby Kent D. Lee and published by Springer, but does not require you to have readthat text. In this text the next steps are taken to teach you how to handle largeamounts of data efficiently. A number of algorithms are introduced and the need forthem is motivated through examples that bring meaning to the problems we face ascomputer programmers. An algorithm is a well-defined procedure for accomplishinga task. Algorithms are an important part of Computer Science and this textexplores many algorithms to give you the background you need when writingprograms of your own. The goal is that having seen some of the sorts of algorithms presented in this text, you will be able to apply these techniques to other programs you write in the future.