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  CSE 417Sp '14:  Algorithms & Computational Complexity
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Lecture Notes
 1:  Overview & Example
 2:  Analysis
 3:  Graphs, B/DFS
 4:  Greedy:
   Scheduling
   Huffman
 5:  Divide & Conquer
 6:  Dynamic Programming:
   Intro
   Sched & Knapsack
   RNA Structure
 8:  P & NP
Lecture Recordings
 0: Help
 1: Apr  9  [get .zip] [Graphs: DFS]
 2: Apr 11  [get .zip] [More DFS]
 3: May 30  [get .zip] [NP: Reductions]
 4: Jun  2  [get .zip] [NP: Reductions II]
 5: Jun  4  [get .zip] [NP Completeness]
   

Lecture:  EEB 037 (schematic) MWF 12:30- 1:20 
 
Office Hours Location Phone
Instructor:  Larry Ruzzo, ruzzocs  F 1:30- 2:30  CSE 554  (206) 543-6298  <--6/13 excepted
TAs:  Yanling He, heylcs  Tu 2:00- 3:00  CSE 021 
  Iris Shi, jhshics  Tu 4:00- 5:00  CSE 218 
  Tianhui Shi, tianhuics  M 3:00- 4:00  CSE 218 

Course Email: cse417a_sp14@uw.edu. Staff announcements and general interest student/staff Q&A about homework, lectures, etc. The instructor and TA are subscribed to this list. Enrolled students are as well, but probably should change their default subscription options. Messages are automatically archived. 

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Catalog Description: Design and analysis of algorithms and data structures. Efficient algorithms for manipulating graphs and strings. Fast Fourier Transform. Models of computation, including Turing machines. Time and space complexity. NP-complete problems and undecidable problems.

Prerequisite: CSE 373

Credits: 3

Grading: Homework, Midterm, Final. Homework will be a mix of paper & pencil exercises and programing. Overall weights 55%, 15%, 30%, roughly.

Late Policy: Papers and/or electronic turnins are due at the start of class on the due date. 10% off for up to one day late (business day, e.g., Monday for Friday due dates); additional 20% per day thereafter.

Textbooks: Algorithm Design by Jon Kleinberg and Eva Tardos. Addison Wesley, 2006. (Available from U Book Store, Amazon, etc.)


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