Date: Tuesday, 26-Nov-96 19:00:09 GMT Server: NCSA/1.3 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/html Last-modified: Wednesday, 20-Nov-96 17:38:28 GMT Content-length: 7343 CPSC 420/620 - Analysis of Algorithms - Home Page

ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS

Taught by: B. P. Buckles
Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Room 304A
Stanley Thomas Hall
Office Hours: 2:00pm-3:30 MW

Phone number: 862-3373

buckles@eecs.tulane.edu


Text

Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, and Ronald L. Rivest, Introduction to Algorithms. McGraw Hill/MIT Press, New York, 1989. Text errata. (postscript, 241K)

Other Texts (not required)

Ellis Horowitz and Sartaj Sahni. Fundamentals of Computer Algorithms. Computer Science Press, Inc., Potomac MD 1978.

Gilles Brassard and Paul Bratley. Algorithmics Theory and Practice. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 1988.

Richard Neapolitan and Kumarss Naimipour. Foundations of Algorithms. D.C. Heath and Company, Lexington MA 1996.

Problem Books (not required)

Ian Parberry. Problems on Algorithms. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 1995.

D.R. Stinson. An Introduction to the Design and Analysis of Algorithms. Second Edition. The Charles Babbage Research Centre, St. Pierre, Manitoba 1987.


Handouts

  • The ``EECS Guidelines for Students" contains the general departmental policies concerning written and programming assignments, posting of grades, and - most importantly - academic honesty. ( postscript 12K)
  • The ``Computer Resource Policies" contains the rules regarding legitimate use of departmental computers. It also contains useful information about accounts and directions for obtaining additional information.
  • Loads of additional information including an introduction to Unix, how to change your password, and printing.
  • The course syllabus. (postscript, 46K) CPSC 620 Addendum. (postscript, 30K)

    FINAL EXAM: Thursday, 12 Dec., 1:00-5:00pm

    Last Quiz
    Solutions

    Assignments
    Available Due Date
    Home Work #1 Aug. 28 Sept. 9 Solutions
    Home Work #2 Sept. 9 Sept. 20 Solutions
    Home Work #3 Sept. 20 Sept. 30 Solutions
    Home Work #4 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Solutions
    Home Work #5 Oct. 7 Oct. 21 Solutions
    Home Work #6 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Solutions
    Home Work #7 Oct. 28 Nov. 6 Solutions
    Home Work #8 Nov. 6 Nov. 22 Solutions
    Home Work #9 Nov. 20 Dec. 4 Solutions


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