CS 241 Syllabus, Spring 2003


Subject To Change
Date Lecture Topic Reading Due Assigned
Tues, Jan 14 Which algorithm is best? Finding the closest two points. Sections 1.1-2.3
(1st ed: 1.1-1.4)
Lab 1
Thurs, Jan 16 Fast algorithm for finding closest pair of points Section 33.4
(1st ed: 35.4)
Tues, Jan 21 Asymptotic notation Chapter 3
(1st ed: Ch. 2)
Lab 1 - Part I
Thurs, Jan 23 Divide-and-conquer algorithms Section 4.2
(1st ed: same)
Tues, Jan 28 Solving recurrences Section 4.3
(1st ed: same)
Lab 1 Homework 1
Thurs, Jan 30 Dictionary ADT, hashing Sections 10.2, 11.1-11.2
(1st ed: 11.2,12.1-12.2)
Tues, Feb 4 Hashing analysis (and probability review) Section 11.3.1 and Appendix C.3
(1st ed: 12.3.1 & 6.3 to middle of pg 113)
Homework 1 Lab 2
Thur, Feb 6 Quicksort worst-case analysis, randomized quicksort Section 7.1-7.2
(1st ed: 8.1-8.2)
Tues, Feb 11 Analysis of randomized quicksort Sections 7.3-7.4
(1st ed: 8.3-8.4)
Lab 2 Homework 2
Thurs, Feb 13 Sorting lower bound Sections 8.1-8.2
(1st ed: 9.1-9.2)
Tues, Feb 18 Sorting lower bound (cont) Homework 2 Homework 3
Thurs, Feb 20 Counting sort and radix sort Section 8.3
(1st ed: 9.3)
Tue, Feb 25 Binary search trees Sections 12.1-12.3
(1st ed: 13.1-13.3)
Homework 3
Thur, Feb 27 Midterm Exam
Mar 3 - Mar 7 Spring Break
Tues, Mar 11 Skip lists Handout Lab 3
Thurs, Mar 13 Skip list analysis
Tues, Mar 18 B-trees Sections 18.1-18.3
(1st ed: 19.1-19.3)
Lab 3 - Part I
Thurs, Mar 20 B-trees (cont)
Tues, Mar 25 Priority Queue ADT, binary heaps Sections 6.1-6.2
(1st ed: 7.1-7.2)
Lab 3 Homework 4
Thurs, Mar 27 Graph problems, representing graphs Section 22.1
(1st ed: 23.1)
Tues, Apr 1 Breadth-first search (BFS), introduce MST Section 22.2
(1st ed: 23.2)
Homework 4 Lab 4
Thurs, Apr 3 Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm Sections 24.3-24.5
(1st ed: 25.1-25.2)
Tues, Apr 8 Prim's Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) Alg Sections 23.1-23.2
(1st ed: 24.1-24.2)
Lab 4 - Part I
Thur, Apr 10 Analysis of Prim's and Dijkstra's algorithms Sections 22.3-22.4
(1st ed: 23.3-23.4)
Tue, Apr 15 DFS and topological sort Sections 22.3-22.4
(1st ed: 23.3-23.4)
Lab 4 Homework 5
Thur, Apr 17 Garbage collection algorithms Handout
Tues, Apr 22 Student Selected Topic Homework 5
Thur, Apr 24 Review for Final
Friday, May 2 Final Exam 1:00pm-4:00pm (McDonnell 162)