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 CSE 326: Data Structures, Autumn 2003
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    Data Structures in action - lists, stacks, queues, trees, dictionaries, heaps, graphs, sets... they are everywhere!


Announcements:

  • Final: Monday, 12/15/03, in class, 2 hours, closed book/notes

  • Homework 3: Disjoint Sets, Sorting and Graphs
  • Project 3: Shake-n-Bacon: Data Mining Using Trees and Tables
  • Midterm: Monday, 11/3/03, in class
  • Homework 2: Search Trees, Hash Tables
  • Project 2: The Search for a-MAZE-ing donuts! Last update: 10/23/2003
  • Homework 1: Asymptotic Analysis, Priority Qs
  • Project 1: Sound Blaster!     Last update: 10/3/2003
  • UNIX tutorial: Tuesday, Sep 30, 3:30-4:30 in Allen 002, by Albert Wong

Course Staff and Office Hours:
Ashish Sabharwal, Instructor

Mon and Thu, 10:30-11:20
Room 214, Allen Center
Ethan Phelps-Goodman, Teaching Assistant
ethanpg@cs
Tue, 11:00-12:00
Room 216, Allen Center
Albert Wong, Teaching Assistant
awong@cs
Fri, 12:30-1:20
Lab 002, Allen Center

Class Schedule:
Lectures (Ashish) MWF 2:30-3:20 EE1 037
Section AA (Ethan) Thurs 1:30-2:20MEB 245
Section AB (Albert) Thurs 12:30-1:20MEB 245
Midterm: Mon, Nov 3, 2:30-3:20 EE1 037
Final Exam: Mon, Dec 15, 2:30-4:20 EE1 037

Overview:

In this course, we will explore several fundamental algorithms and data structures in computer science, and learn to implement them. Some of the data structures we will encounter include linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, heaps, hash tables, and graphs. We will study and analyze algorithms for searching, traversing trees, hashing, manipulating priority queues, sorting, finding shortest paths in graphs, and much more. Note: You may have seen some of this material before. However, the treatment of algorithms and data structures in this course will be much more rigorous and in-depth compared to CSE 143. (From the catalog: Prerequisite: CSE 321. No credit to students who have completed CSE 373, CSE 374, or EE 374)

Textbook:
    Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in Java, by Mark Allen Weiss.

ISBN: 0201357542

Click here for errata by the author. Please note these changes in your copy of the textbook.

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