| WEEK |
DAY |
ANNOUNCEMENTS |
TOPIC & SUGGESTED READING |
LABS |
| 1 | Sep 02 | | Course introduction
Stable matching
read: chapter 1 | set up github
Lab 1
Hw 1 |
Sep 04 | |
Sep 06 | |
| 2 | Sep 09 | | Analysis
read: chapter 2.1-2.4 | Lab 2
Hw 2 |
Sep 11 | |
Sep 13 | Drop/add ends |
| 3 | Sep 16 | | Lab 3
Hw 3 |
Sep 18 | | Graph algorithms
read: chapter 3 |
Sep 20 | |
| 4 | Sep 23 | | Lab 4
Hw 4 |
Sep 25 | |
Sep 27 | | Greedy algorithms
read: chapter 4 |
| 5 | Sep 30 | | Lab 5
Hw 5 |
Oct 02 | |
Oct 04 | | Divide and conquer
read: chapter 5 |
| 6 | Oct 07 | | Lab 6
Hw 6 |
Oct 09 | |
Oct 11 | |
| | Oct 14 | Fall break |
Oct 16 |
Oct 18 |
| 7 | Oct 21 | review session 7-10pm, SCI 199
| Dynamic programming
read: chapter 6.1, 6.2, 6.5.
optional reading: chapter 6.3, 6.4 | Lab 7 |
Oct 23 | midterm 7-10pm, SCI 199
(Oct 24) |
Oct 25 | |
| 8 | Oct 28 | | Lab 8
Hw 7 |
Oct 30 | | Network flow
read: chapter 7.1-7.3, 7.5, 7.9; see also CLRS chapter 26 |
Nov 01 | |
| 9 | Nov 04 | | Lab 9
Hw 8 |
Nov 06 | | Intractability
read: chapter 8.1-8.4; see also CLRS chapter 34 |
Nov 08 | CR/NC/W Deadline |
| 10 | Nov 11 | | Lab 10
Hw 9 |
Nov 13 | |
Nov 15 | |
| 11 | Nov 18 | | Lab 11
Hw 10 |
Nov 20 | | Approximation algorithms
read: chapter 11.1-11.4, 11.6, 11.8; see also CLRS chapter 35 |
Nov 22 | |
| 12 | Nov 25 | | Lab 12
Hw 11 |
Nov 27 | |
Nov 29 | Thanksgiving break |
| 13 | Dec 02 | | Randomized algorithms
read: chapter 13.1-13.5 |
Dec 04 | | Lab 13 |
Dec 06 | |
| 14 | Dec 09 | Course review session 7-10pm CUNNIFF Hall (SCI 199)
Last day of classes (Dec 10) | |
Dec 13 | 7-10pm Final Exam, SCI 101 Chang Hou |