SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

COMP 303: Design and Analysis of Algorithms

2009 Trimester 2

COMP 303 CRN 962, 15 Points (2009 2/3)
Coordinator: Dr Alex Potanin
Lecturer: Dr Simon Doherty
Prerequisites: COMP 202 or SWEN 202; one of COMP 201, 205, 206, ENGR 202, SWEN 201; MATH 214
Lectures: Mon Thu Fri 4-5 timetable
Textbook: Jon Kleinberg and Eva Tardos, "Algorithm Design", Addison-Wesley, 2006, $125.99
Prescription: This course examines techniques for developing correct and efficient algorithms to solve some important classes of problems in Computer Science. It explores various methods for designing algorithms, including greedy algorithms, divide and conquer, dynamic programming and graph algorithms. It covers techniques for demonstrating the correctness of algorithms and for analysing their efficiency.
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CourseCode COMP 303
SubjectCode COMP
CourseNumber 303
CourseName Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Trimesters 2
Year 2009
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Coordinator Alex Potanin
Lecturer Simon Doherty
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