COMP 3170 - Winter 2016

COMP 3170 - Analysis of Algorithms and Data Structures

COMP 3170: Algorithms and data structures for sorting, indexing and searching; correctness and algorithm analysis; lower bounds and intractability.

instructor: Steph Durocher
office hour: Monday at 9:30 am and Tuesday at 10:30 am in EITC E2-412.

lectures: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10:30 am to 11:20 am in EITC E2-130.

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Prerequisites

The formal course requirements are:
  • a second-year undergraduate course in data structures and algorithms COMP 2140
  • a second-year undergraduate course in analysis of algorithms COMP 2080
It is recommended for students to have completed:
  • a second-year undergraduate course in discrete mathematics COMP 2130
  • a first-year undergraduate course in calculus MATH 1500

Textbook

The following textbook is required material:
Introduction to Algorithms, third edition, by Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, and Stein, MIT Press 2009. (umanitoba ebook link)

This is an excellent reference which you will use long after completing this course. Soft and hardcover copies are available from the university bookstore.

Topics Covered

Topics will include a subset of:
  • selection
  • balanced search trees
  • skip lists
  • amortized analysis
  • computational complexity
  • approximation algorithms
  • lower bounds
  • mergeable heaps
  • graph algorithms
  • randomized algorithms
  • string matching
See this course outline for a more detailed course description.

Announcements

The final exam will be held 9:00 am - 12:00 pm on Saturday, April 16, 2016, in EITC E2-229.

last updated April 8, 2016

Important Dates

Apr 8classes end
Apr 11-25exam period
Apr 16final exam