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Courses Handbook 2015

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COMP3001 (v.1) Design and Analysis of Algorithms

Area: Department of Computing
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Workshop: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 12333 (v.6) Design and Analysis of Algorithms 300 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s): 1922 (v.8) Data Structures and Algorithms 120 or any previous version
OR
COMP1002 (v.1) Data Structures and Algorithms or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: Algorithms are an essential part of any efficient solutions for computer applications that evolve with the development in computing technologies. Therefore it is imperative for any computing student to have sufficient knowledge of standard algorithm design techniques and analysis. In this unit the students will learn these standard techniques: divide and conquer, greedy, and dynamic programming. The unit shows how the techniques, among others, are used in sorting algorithms, graph algorithms, data compression, 0/1 knapsack, string searching, matrix-chain multiplication, longest common subsequence, and parallel and distributed algorithms. The students will also learn how to use the growth of functions concept to analyse algorithm resource requirement.
Field of Education: 020109 Algorithms
Result Type: Grade/Mark


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Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

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