Algorithms

Fall 2019

Algorithms

Listed in: Computer Science, as COSC-311

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Faculty

Kristen S. Gardner (Section 01)
John E. Rager (Section 02)

Description

This course addresses the design and analysis of computer algorithms. Topics include: set algorithms such as sorting and searching, graph algorithms, string algorithms, and matrix algorithms. Algorithm design paradigms, including the divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, and greedy paradigms, will be emphasized. The course will end with a discussion of the theory of NP-completeness and its implications.

Requisite: COSC 112 and COSC 211. Fall semester. Professors Gardner and McGeoch.

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