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/2004-01-13: Introduction: what algorithms are. What we will do in this course. Basic principles of algorithm design. Readings: Chapter 1, ComputationalModel, AlgorithmAnalysis.
/2004-01-15: Mathematical tools for algorithm analysis: measures of performance, asymptotic notation, computing sums. Readings: Sections 2.2, Appendix A, ProvingInequalities, AsymptoticNotation.
/2004-01-20: Analysis of iterative algorithms; counting steps, summations. Readings: Sections 2.1 and 2.3, ComputingSums.
/2004-01-22: More mathematical tools: recurrence relations and their solution. Readings: Sections 2.4-2.5, Appendix B, SolvingRecurrences.
/2004-01-27: General principles of algorithm design. Readings: ProblemSolvingTechniques, AlgorithmDesignTechniques.
/2004-01-29: Brute-force algorithm design. Readings: Chapter 3, BruteForce.
/2004-02-03: Divide and conquer algorithms; general principles and examples. Readings: Chapter 4, DivideAndConquer.
/2004-02-05: Randomized divide and conquer algorithms: QuickSelect and QuickSort.
/2004-02-10: DecreaseAndConquer algorithms: iterative (DecreaseByConstant) algorithms and basics of GraphAlgorithms. Readings: Sections 5.0-5.1.
/2004-02-12: More on GraphAlgorithms: DepthFirstSearch, BreadthFirstSearch, and applications. Readings: Sections 5.2-5.3.
/2004-02-17: DecreaseByConstantFactor and DecreaseByVariableFactor algorithms. Readings: Sections 5.5-5.6.
/2004-02-19: DataStructures: BalancedTrees. Readings: Sections 6.3 and 7.4.
/2004-02-24: Randomized DataStructures: HashTables and SkipLists. Readings: Section 7.3.
2004-02-26: Midterm exam. In class. See CS365/Assignments/MidtermExam.
/2004-03-23: Basics of CombinatorialOptimization and DynamicProgramming. Readings: Chapter 8.
/2004-03-25: More examples of DynamicProgramming.
/2004-03-30: GreedyMethod. Readings: Chapter 9.
/2004-04-01: ShortestPath algorithms and applications.
/2004-04-06: MaxFlow algorithms and applications.
/2004-04-13: LowerBounds, ComputationalComplexityTheory, and PvsNp. Readings: Sections 10.1-10.3.
/2004-04-15: More PvsNp. NP-completeness reductions.
/2004-04-20: ApproximationAlgorithms. Readings: Section 11.3.
2004-05-05, starting at 9:00am: Final exam. See CS365/Assignments/FinalExam.