| Logistics: | Lecture: Mon/Wed 2:00 - 3:30, GDC 1.304 Discussion section: Fri 10:00-11:00 / 11:00-12:00, RLP 0.122 Course web page: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ecprice/courses/331h/ Unique number: 50910 / 50915 |
| Professor: | Eric Price Email: ecprice@cs.utexas.edu Office: GDC 4.510 Office Hours: 3:30-4:30pm Wednesday |
| TA: | Akshay Kamath Email: kamath@cs.utexas.edu Office Hours: 12:00-1:00pm Friday GDC basement |
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| Course Notes: |
Lecture notes may be provided after class, but you should keep
your own notes: topics will be covered in more detail in class
than in the posted notes.
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| Content: |
This honors undergraduate course will cover the basics of
algorithms. The tentative outline for the course is as follows,
with one week per topic:
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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: | There is no formal requirement of a textbook for this course. You may benefit from referencing Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, and Stein, or Jeff Erickson's notes. |
| Homework policy: |
There will be a homework assignment every week. 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. |
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Additional Class Policies
| You should read the CS Department Code of Conduct. The policies described there will be followed in this class. |