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Analysis of Algorithms

Course #: CS 624, Class #: 6728, Section #: 01

Description

Basic techniques for designing algorithms: divide and conquer, the greedy method, dynamic programming, etc. Applications to searching and sorting algorithms. Complexity of parsing. The fast Fourier transform and its applications (evaluation of polynomials and arithmetical problems). Lower bound theory. NP-hard and NP-complete problems. Probabilistic estimates of algorithms.

Prerequisites

CS 220 or permission of instructor

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