Yes algorithms courses are a bit of a grab bag. Really, whether you enjoy them just comes down to your interests. I loved learning algorithms because the import

Yes algorithms courses are a bit of a grab bag. Really, whether you enjoy them just comes down to your interests. I loved learning algorithms because the important ideas can be conveyed without getting bogged down in applications. On top of that a lot of what I learned in CS will be useless in 20 years, but algorithms have lasting value.