CS581: Advanced Design and Analysis of Algorithms

Spring 2013

Min Kao 525
Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:40-1:55 PM


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Course Description: CS581 covers the analysis of algorithms and the relevance of analysis to the design of efficient computer algorithms. These topics are presented in 3 parts:

(This course focuses on a rigorous treatment of the theory of algorithms; it does not involve programming.)

Prerequisites: Fundamental algorithms and data structures (CS302 or equivalent) and discrete mathematics (CS311 or equivalent). This background should include a working knowledge of sorting techniques, stacks, queues, lists, hash tables, heaps, B-trees, binary search trees, red-black trees, recursion, set theory, graph theory, counting and probability theory, basic calculus, and proofs by mathematical induction.

Required Textbook:

Instructor: Prof. Lynne E. Parker

TA: Bob Lowe

Class Mailing List: via Blackboard


Last updated: January 7, 2013