| Logistics: | Lecture: Tue/Thu 2:00 - 3:30, GDC 1.304 Discussion section: Fri 10:00 - 11:00, BUR 130 Course web page: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ecprice/courses/331h/ Unique number: 51065 |
| Professor: | Eric Price Email: ecprice@cs.utexas.edu Office: GDC 4.510 Office Hours: 4-5pm Thursday |
| TAs: | Matteo Pontecovi Email: cavia@cs.utexas.edu Office Hours: 9-11am Wednesday, in a TA station in the GDC basement. Abhishek Sinha Email: as1992@cs.utexas.edu Office Hours: 11am-1pm Tuesday, desk 4, TA station in the GDC basement. |
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| Course Notes: | Jeff Erickson's notes may be useful. |
| Content: |
This honors undergraduate course will cover the basics of
algorithms. The tentative outline for the course is as follows:
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| Prerequisites: | The following coursework with a grade of at least C-: CS 311, 311H, 313H, or 313K; CS 307, 314, 314H, 315, or 315H; CS 310, 310H, 429, or 429H; M362K or SSC321; credit with a grade of at least C- or registration for M340L or SSC329C; and consent of the honors director. |
| Grading: | 40%: Homework 30%: Two in-class exams 20%: Final exam 10%: Class attendance and participation |
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| Text: | Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, and Stein. Note that some topics covered in the course will not appear in the textbook. |
| Homework policy: |
There will be a homework assignment every 1-2 weeks. Collaboration policy: You are encouraged to collaborate on homework. However, you must write up your own solutions. You should also state the names of those you collaborated with on the first page of your submission. |
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Students with Disabilites: |
Any student with a documented disability (physical or cognitive) who requires academic accommodations should contact the Services for Students with Disabilities area of the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259 (voice) or 471-4641 (TTY for users who are deaf or hard of hearing) as soon as possible to request an official letter outlining authorized accommodations. |