This document discusses algorithms and their analysis. It begins by defining an algorithm and its key characteristics like being finite, definite, and terminating after a finite number of steps. It then discusses designing algorithms to minimize cost and analyzing algorithms to predict their performance. Various algorithm design techniques are covered like divide and conquer, binary search, and its recursive implementation. Asymptotic notations like Big-O, Omega, and Theta are introduced to analyze time and space complexity. Specific algorithms like merge sort, quicksort, and their recursive implementations are explained in detail.