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Algorithms I

This course is taken by all Part IA students.

Lecturer: Dr K.A. Fraser

No. of lectures: 12

This course is a prerequisite for Algorithms II and Prolog.

Aims

The aim of this course is to provide a general introduction to a range of algorithms for solving classical (and practical) problems in computer science, and methods for analysing and comparing them.

Lectures

Objectives

At the end of the course students should

Recommended reading

* Cormen, T.H., Leiserson, C.D., Rivest, R.L. & Stein, C. (2001). Introduction to Algorithms. MIT Press (2nd ed.). ISBN 0-262-53196-8
Sedgewick, R. (2003). Algorithms in Java. Addison-Wesley (3rd ed.).



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