Fall 2019 - CMPT 705 G100
Design and Analysis of Algorithms (3)
Class Number: 9015
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Mon, Wed, Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 8, 2019
Sun, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Qianping Gu
qgu@sfu.ca
1 778 782-6705
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
The objective of this course is to expose students to basic techniques in algorithm design and analysis. Topics will include greedy algorithms, dynamic programming, advanced data structures, network flows, randomized algorithms. Students with credit for CMPT 706 may not take this course for further credit.
COURSE DETAILS:
This is an introductory graduate course on algorithms. We will review basic paradigms of algorithm design (greedy, dynamic programming, backtracking, linear programming, etc.), as well as explore some of the more advanced topics (e.g., randomized algorithms, approximation algorithms, streaming algorithms, etc.)
Topics
- Greedy Algorithms
- Divide and Conquer
- Dynamic Programming
- Network Flow
- NP and Computational Intractability
- Approximation Algorithms
- Local Search
- Randomized Algorithms
- Linear Programming
Grading
NOTES:
To be announced during the first week of classes.
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
- Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition, T. Cormen, C. Leiserson, R. Rivest, C. Stein, McGraw Hill, 2003, 9780262033848
- Computers and Intractability: A Guide To The Theory Of NP-Completeness, M. R. Garey, D. S. Johnson, W. H. Freeman, 1979, 9780716710455
REQUIRED READING:
Algorithm Design
J. Kleinberg, E. Tardos
Addison-Wesley
2006
ISBN: 9780321295354
Graduate Studies Notes:
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Registrar Notes:
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