CSE 421: Intro to Algorithms, Autumn 2011

important announcements

• Here is the calendar for the course. Almost all information (such as lecture materials and assignments) is/will be linked from the calendar.
• Be sure to check out the grading guidelines.
• The class mailing list is cse421a_au11@uw.edu

course description

Instructor: Anna Karlin, CSE 594, tel. 543 9344
Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays in MGH 254, 3:30-4:50pm
Office hours:  Tuesdays 5- 5:30 in CSE 594 and by appointment -- send email.

Teaching assistant:
Office hours:  Wednesdays 4-5pm in CSE 216 and by appointment --just send email.

If you are sending a question by email, please send it to both Johnny and Anna.

About this course:

We will be using the book Algorithm Design (Addison Wesley, 2005), by Jon Kleinberg and Eva Tardos.

The rough grading split will be as follows:

• weekly problem sets (40%)
• 1 in-class midterm (25%) on November 17
• 1 in-class (open book) final (35%)