Course Schedule
Homework is
due at the start of class on the specified due date.
This is a tentative schedule, which is almost certain to change. Check this web page frequently for adjustments made during the semester.
KT = Readings from Algorithm Design by Kleinberg and Tardos
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22Aug
Introduction and Course Overview
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23Aug
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24Aug
Implementing Stable Matching
KT 1.1, 2.3
Python Reading
Python Code from Lecture
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25Aug
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28Aug
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29Aug
Algorithm Analysis I
KT 1.2, 2.1-2.2
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30Aug
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31Aug
Algorithm Analysis II
Python Pass by Object Reference Model
KT 2.4-2.5
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01Sep
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04Sep
Labor Day
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05Sep
Graphs in Python, and Induction-based Topological Sort
Python code from Lecture
KT 3.1, 3.6
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06Sep
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07Sep
DFS and BFS Graph Traversal
Traversal Code
KT 3.2
HW1 due
HW1 starter code
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08Sep
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11Sep
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12Sep
AVL trees
Reading
AVL Insert Handout
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13Sep
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14Sep
B trees
Handout
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15Sep
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18Sep
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19Sep
No Class
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20Sep
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21Sep
Greedy: Coin Changing, Interval Scheduling, Interval Partitioning
Interval Scheduling Demo
Interval Partitioning Demo
KT 4.1
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22Sep
HW2 due
HW2 starter code
Python Package Installation Advice (for HW2)
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25Sep
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26Sep
Greedy: Shortest paths in weighted graphs (SP-DAG, Dijkstra)
KT 4.4
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27Sep
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28Sep
Midterm 1 Topics
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29Sep
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02Oct
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03Oct
Midterm 1
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04Oct
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05Oct
Greedy: Huffman Codes
Code from Lecture
KT 4.8
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06Oct
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09Oct
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10Oct
Divide-Conquer: Mergesort and Counting Inversions
KT 5.1, 5.3
Handout
HW3 Q1 helper code
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11Oct
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12Oct
Divide-Conquer: Quickselect, quicksort and master theorem
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13Oct
HW3 due
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16Oct
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17Oct
Hashing
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18Oct
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19Oct
Dynamic Programming: Motivation, memoization, weighted interval scheduling
KT 6.1-2
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20Oct
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23Oct
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24Oct
Dynamic Programming: Knapsack
KT 6.4
HW4 due
HW4 starter code
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25Oct
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26Oct
Midterm Review
Midterm 2 Topics
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27Oct
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30Oct
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31Oct
Branch and Bound (Wainwright)
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01Nov
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02Nov
Midterm 2
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03Nov
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06Nov
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07Nov
Dynamic Programming: Edit distance
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08Nov
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09Nov
Dynamic Programming: Edit distance
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10Nov
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13Nov
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14Nov
Intractability: Reductions
KT 8.1-2
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15Nov
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16Nov
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17Nov
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20Nov
Thanksgiving Break
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21Nov
Thanksgiving Break
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22Nov
Thanksgiving Break
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23Nov
Thanksgiving Break
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24Nov
Thanksgiving Break
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27Nov
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28Nov
Intractability: P, NP, NP-complete
KT 8.3-8.5
HW5 due
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29Nov
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30Nov
Final Exam Review
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01Dec
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04Dec
Last day of classes
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05Dec
Reading period
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06Dec
Reading period
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07Dec
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08Dec
Final Exam (1pm-3:25pm)
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11Dec
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12Dec
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13Dec
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14Dec
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15Dec
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