अभ्यास • Week 04

Weekly MUST Budget Reduced - Practicals

8.0h / 10.0h cap

Hour Calibration

actual hours logged

Rule: slippage > 1.25x triggers Scope-Cut Rung 2

Week Execution 0%

0/ 9 tasks 0.0h

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Week Objective & Target Output

Target Output

REDUCED CAPACITY (Practicals: Oct 26–Nov 6) — October 26 – November 1, 2026. Practicals (Oct 26–Nov 6) — capacity 10h MUST. Focus: Arrays Medium II; DBMS Foundations & ER Modeling; MIT Missing Semester: Git Mastery.

Weeks: W01 W02 W03 W04 Active W05

MUST — Critical Path

4 Tasks • ~8.0h

Non-negotiable core curriculum

DSA (Java) 2 tasks

DSA Arrays Medium II 3 problems

Next Permutation, Leaders in an Array, Longest Consecutive Sequence. TUF+ A2Z Step 3.2

3.0h

DSA DSA Transfer: No-Hint Timed Medium Set (Permutations & Sequences) 2 problems LC #

Sit 2 unseen Medium problems you have never attempted (pick from the LeetCode topic tag, NeetCode “similar questions” or a company list; never a problem named in any learning task), at least 72 h after the learning task — move the set to the first half of next week if needed. Format: 25 min per problem (35 min for a Hard), including 5 min for edge cases and a dry run; no hints, no AI. Pass bar: ≥ 1/2 solved inside the time box; on a miss, log the miss reason in the Journal and re-sit a fresh pair within 7 days.

1.5h

Core CS (DBMS) 1 tasks

DBMS DBMS Foundations & ER Modeling

File system vs DBMS, 3-tier architecture, ER modeling, entities, relationships, mapping cardinality. TUF+ DBMS

1.5h

Core CS (Linux & Git) 1 tasks

GIT MIT Missing Semester: Git Mastery

Git data model (DAG, blobs, trees, commits), branching, merging, merge conflicts, interactive rebase (git rebase -i), cherry-picking. Architecture §6.4

2.0h

SHOULD — Depth & Mastery

(3 Tasks)

Execute when MUST pace is on track

CORE 3Blue1Brown LinAlg Eps 5–8

Matrix multiplication as composition, determinant, inverse matrices.

2.0h

DSA Rearrange Array Elements by Sign

Alternating positive and negative elements. TUF+ A2Z Step 3.2

1.5h

APT Quant M4

Pipes & Cisterns (Basic + Advanced).

1.5h

STRETCH — If Ahead

(2 Tasks)

Bonus reps & competitive advantage

GIT Interactive Git Practice

Complete LearnGitBranching interactive visual challenges.

1.5h

CORE Hacktoberfest Pull Request

Open one documentation/test PR on any public Java or Spring project (Hacktoberfest-eligible, [VERIFY] 2026 rules) as a warm-up for the First Open-Source Contribution.

1.5h

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Weekly Clearance Gate

0 / 5 Cleared

[T: Arrays Medium II] DSA: Have you completed “Arrays Medium II” (Next Permutation, Leaders in an Array, Longest Consecutive Sequence)?

Evidence: one problem from this task re-solved cold in ≤ 25 min a week later, logged in the Journal.

[T: DBMS Foundations & ER Modeling] DBMS: Have you completed “DBMS Foundations & ER Modeling” (File system vs DBMS, 3-tier architecture, ER modeling, entities, relationships, mapping…)?

Evidence: written answers in your notes repo.

[T: MIT Missing Semester: Git Mastery] Have you completed “MIT Missing Semester: Git Mastery” (Git data model (DAG, blobs, trees, commits), branching, merging, merge conflicts,…)?

Evidence: terminal transcript or repo link.

[T: DSA Transfer: No-Hint Timed Medium Set (Permutations & Sequences)] DSA: Did you pass “DSA Transfer: No-Hint Timed Medium Set (Permutations & Sequences)” — 2 unseen Medium problems, 25 min per problem, no hints, pass bar ≥ 1/2 solved?

Evidence: timed result and miss reasons logged in the Journal.

Health & Guardrails: 1 full rest day taken every 2 weeks?

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If Behind / Life Interruption Protocol

Triage Rule

When academic exams spike or weekly time slips, execute this contingency plan:

shield Protect (Non-Negotiable)

Arrays Medium II

schedule Defer (Safe to Shift)

3Blue1Brown LinAlg Eps 5–8 → weekend; DSA: Rearrange Array Elements by Sign → Week 5

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Week 04 Technical Notes & Journal

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