Schedule
CS 343: Analysis of Algorithms, Spring 2008


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Note, the schedule below is tentative and may be subject to significant changes.
Week
Topic
Reading
Assignment
Discussion
Due
Comments
1
Jan 14
Introduction, Stable Matching Chp 1 problems 1-2 (p. 22)
other
problems 4 (p.23), 8 (p. 27)
Thurs Jan 17
Thurs Jan 17
Tues Jan 22
Thurs Jan 24
Thurs Jan 24
Thurs Jan 24
 
2
Jan 21
Complexity Chp 2: problems 1,3,4 (pp. 67-68)
problems 5,6,8 (pp. 68-70) (see notes)
Thurs Jan 24
Tues Jan 29
Thurs Jan 31
Thurs Jan 31
MLK Day - No lab Monday afternoon.
3
Jan 28
Graphs Chp 3 problems 2, 7 (pp. 107, 108)
problems 4, 11 (pp. 107, 111)
Programming Problem
  Tues Feb 12 (all)  
4
Feb 4
Graphs Chp 3 problems 2, 7 (pp. 107, 108)
problems 4, 11 (pp. 107, 111)
Programming Problem
Tues Feb 5
Thurs Feb 7
Thurs Feb 7
Tues Feb 12 (all)  
5
Feb 11
Greedy Algorithms Chp 4 problems 3, 5, 6 (pp 189-191)
Programming Problem
Tues Feb 14 Thur Feb 21 (written)
See lab for prog prob.
 
6
Feb 18
Greedy Algorithms Chp 4 Continue to work on programming problem.; Tues Feb 19: GUI
Thur Feb 22 Dijkstra brute force.
   
7
Feb 25
Divide and Conquer Chp 5        
8
Mar 3
Review and Exam Chaps 1-4 Finish reading Chapter 5.
Stay tuned for exercises.
     
9
Mar 10
Divide and Conquer Chp 5 Recurrence Exercises
problems 5,6 (p. 248, see comments in lec notes)
Thurs Mar 13 & Tues Mar 18 Thurs Mar 20 (problems only) Wed-Fri: Prof Orr away at conference.
10
Mar 17
Dynamic Programming Chp 6 problems 3, 6, 8 (pp 314-320)
Programming Problems
Tues Apr 1 & Thur April 3 Tues April 8
See lab for prog prob.
 
11
Mar 24
Spring Break
11
Mar 31
Dynamic Programming Chp 6       Thur-Fri: Prof Orr away at conference
12
Apr 7
Network Flow Chp 7        
13
Apr 14
NP, Game Chp 8 Programming Problem See lab for due dates.   SSRD on Wed
14
Apr 21
NP, Game (cont) Chp 8        
15
Apr 28
Review for final.         Last day of class: Tue, April 29
16
Dec 10
Final Exam: Tuesday, May 6, 2008, from 8-11am
 

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