Course Description

CP312 Algorithm Design and Analysis I 0.5

Analysis of the best, average, and worse case behaviors of algorithms. Algorithmic strategies: brute force algorithms, greedy algorithms, divide-and-conquer, branch and bound, backtracking. Fundamental computing algorithms: O(n log n) sorting, hash table, binary trees, depth- and breadth-first search of graphs.

Prerequisite: CP264 (MA238 recommended).

DRAFT electronic version updated at 1:45 p.m. January 30, 2003

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