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COP 4531 Complexity and Analysis of Data Structures and Algorithms
Fall Semester 2011
Root View: Course Components Syllabus
jumpThe course syllabus establishes course policies on grading, attendance, and exams. The syllabus should be read in detail at beginning semester. Calendar
jumpThe course calendar provides a detailed temporal view of the course, including lecture coverage, assignments, and due dates. The calendar will be updated regularly. Lectures
new windowLectures are in one of two forms: (a) a slide show with an accompanying narrative (click "Narrative on" to see the narrative, click "Frames[Windows]" to toggle between displaying the narrative in a separate frame or a separate resizeable window.) (b) flat web pages. Lectures provide a compact view of the important topics of the course. They also serve to ground the text material in a real programming environment. Lecture slides and narrative will be created "on the fly" during the semester, so you should visit them regularly. Report bugs/corrections in the appropriate Blackboard discussion forum. Assignments Assignments will be released through the Calendar. See also Submitting Assignments (below) and Grading Assignments. My FSU
new windowThe FSU/Blackboard Portal, where you will find this course. The course site is the main communication resource for the class. Here you can get help, talk to other students, retrieve your grades, and generally keep up with course news and announcements. Textbook
new windowThe textbook for the course is Cormen, T.H., et al, Introduction to Algorithms (3rd ed.), MIT Press, 2009 (ISBN 978-0-262-03384-8). The textbook provides many details and extra material not covered directly in the notes, as well as a more mathematical treatment of algorithms. Reading and understanding the assigned portions of the text is essential for deeper understanding of many topics in the course. Report bugs/corrections in the appropriate Blackboard discussion forum. Office
jumpSchedule, office hours, and contact information for Chris Lacher
Extras: Miscellaneous Resources and References COP 3330
COP 4530Lecture notes from previous courses in the sequence C++ Style Coding style manual for this course SSH
new windowThe version of ssh software that FSU pays for and recommends. Unix/Emacs Hints
new windowA few Unix and Emacs hints to get started Make1
Make2Two tutorials on the make utility and makefiles Stats The NIST Engineering Statistics Handbook TreeDemo Nifty demonstrator for various binary search tree implementations Formulas A short collection of frequently used formulas. FAQ Frequently asked questions on nuts and bolts of programming in C++ and compiling using g++, ld, and make
Temporal View: Course Calendar Week Dates Course Notes Chapters Text Chapters Assignments Due Date 1 8/29 - 9/4 0: Introduction
1: pContainers
10 Activate CS Account
Assignment 0: Portfolio Creation
Review COP 4530 Notes:
Templates Vectors Lists
Deques Stack & Queue
9/42 9/5 - 9/11 2: Algorithms
3: Generic Set Algorithms
1, 2, 3 Assignment 1 Sol Latex Source Word Source
Assignment 2 Sol Latex Source Word Source
Review COP 4530 Notes:
Function Objects
Iterators
Generic Algorithms9/18
9/263 9/12 - 9/18 4: Heaps
5: Sorting
6
7, 8Project 1: Sortmania
I. Code
II. Report (This is the capstone paper!)
10/2
12/114 9/19 - 9/25 6: Generic Associative Containers
7: Set and Map Abstractions
6
Assignment 3: Hashing Theory Sol Latex Source 10/9 5 9/26 - 10/2 8: Hashing
9: Tables
11 (emphasize chaining) Assignment 4: Hash Analysis Algorithms Sol
Project 2: Hash Analysis
Assignment 5: Hash Analysis Conclusions
10/16
10/16
10/23
6 10/3 - 10/9 10: Amortized Analysis 17 7 10/10 - 10/16 11: Disjoint Set Algorithms 21 Assignment 6 Sol 11/6 8 10/17 - 10/23 Midterm Exam: See Syllabus for exact dates. RQ1 available 10/5 - 10/18 only. 9 10/24- 10/30 Project 3: RanMaze
11/13
10 10/31 - 11/6 12: Graphs 1 (secs 1-3) 22.1 - 22.3 11 11/7 - 11/13 12: Graphs 1 (secs 4-5) 22.3 - 22.5 Project 4: Graph Algorithms
12/4 12 11/14 - 11/20 13: Graphs 2 23, 24 (Kruskal, Prim, Dykstra) 13 11/21 - 11/27 Thanksgiving Week 14 11/28 - 12/4 Review / Projects 15 12/5 - 12/11 Review / Projects 16 12/12 - 12/18 Final Exam: See Syllabus for exact dates. RQ2 open 11/30 - 12/13. Ω 12/19 - 1/1 Semester Break - you've completed a capstone course!
Blackboard Submission Process and Requirements:
Written assignments must be submitted via Blackboard | Assignments | [specific assignment name].
The only formats that are acceptable for written assignments are "portable document format" (.pdf) and "plain text" (.txt). Mathematical discussions must be typeset appropriately and converted to pdf before submission.
Unix Script Submission Process:
Most programming assignments will be submitted via a specific Unix script from your CS Majors account logged in to shell.cs.fsu.edu. The submission script for a particular assignment will be located in the assignment distribution directory.
Submission via script should generate two email responses:
- When your submission is received, a receipt is sent via email. The date/time stamp of this email is the official submission time.
- After your submission has been unpacked and placed in your portfolio, a second message is sent containing a copy of all files that were unpacked. This is a record of exactly what was received and placed in your portfolio.
After submission, be sure to check your email for these two messages. Normally these would arrive within a few seconds of submission. If you do not get both email responses, a malfunction occurred. When you do receive these confirmation emails, save them. If a problem were to arise with your files, these emails are your proof of submission.
Note that revisions may be submitted any time prior to the deadline and will automatically replace the previous submission.