15-351 Algorithms and Advanced Data Structures

15-351 - COURSE PROFILE


Course Level: UndergraduateUnits: 12Special Permission Required: No 
(if yes, please see Notes)

Frequency Offered: Generally offered every fall semester - confirm course offerings for upcoming semesters by accessing the university Schedule of Classes.

Course Relevance (who should take this course?): This course is for students not in the computer science major or minor who are interested in advanced data structures.

Key Topics:Background Knowledge:Assessment Structure:
    • Run time analysis
    • Divide-and-conquer algorithms
    • Dynamic programming algorithms
    • Network flow algorithms
    • Linear and integer programming
    • Large-scale search algorithms and heuristics
    • Efficient data storage and query
    • NP-completeness

    Most Recent Syllabus: https://piazza-syllabus.s3.amazonaws.com/irx1xwdns3f6w4/15351f16syllabus.pdf

    Understanding of C and data structures from 15-122

    Sample class notes: not provided

    Sample Assignment: not provided

    • Homework 20%
    • First Midterm 25%
    • Second Midterm 25%
    • Final Exam 30%

    Sample Exam: not provided

    Sample Lecture Recording: Typically no recorded lectures

    Course Goals/Objectives:
    • Ability to design, analyze complexity of, and prove the correctness of algorthims used with data structures.

    Course Website: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~jianma/15351/index.html

    Learning Resources:Pre-reqs, Cross list, Related:Notes:
    • Piazza
    • Blackboard
    • Course Textbook
    • Prerequisites Required: 15-122 or 15-121
    • Minimum Grades in Prereqs:
      D in 15-122, D in 15-121
    • Corequisites: None
    • Prerequisite for: 
    • Anti-requisites: None
    • Cross-Listed: 02-613, 15-650
    • Substitutes: 15-112 for 15-121, 15-123 for 15-122
    • Related Courses: 15-650, 02-613
    • Reservations: None

    This course is not open to Computer Science Majors or Minors. Cross-listed with graduate level number 15-650 and graduate students will not be enrolled into the undergraduate level course and will be removed from the waitlist without notification.

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