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CS 566 — Efficient Algorithms
(dt. Effiziente Algorithmen)

Level, degree of commitment Advanced module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload
Lecture (4 SWS), recitation class (2 SWS),
270 hours (90 h attendance, 180 h private study)
Credit points,
formal requirements
9 CP
Course requirement(s): Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the points from the weekly exercises as well as at least 2 presentations of the tasks.
Examination type: Oral examination (individual examination) or written examination
Language,
Grading
German,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Data Science.
Duration,
frequency
One semester,
irregular
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Bernhard Seeger

Contents

Algorithmic techniques

  • Greedy algorithms
  • Dynamic programming
  • Divide-and-conquer
  • space and time complexity (worst-case, amortised, output-sensitive, resolution of running time recurrences)
  • Correctness proofs
  • Algorithms for set problems, graph problems, text problems and geometric problems
  • Algorithms for external memory models
  • Algorithms for data streams
  • Approximation algorithms

Qualification Goals

Students

  • Are able to apply skills in designing algorithmsand knowledge of key design and analysis paradigms,
  • Are able to use efficient data structures in algorithm design,
  • are able to analyze algorithms with respect to correctness and effort,
  • have practiced scientific working methods (recognizing, formulating, solving problems, abstraction),
  • have trained to speak freely about scientific content, both in front of an audience and in a discussion.

Prerequisites

None. The competences taught in the following modules are recommended: either Algorithms and Data Structures or Practical Informatics II: Data Structures and Algorithms for Pre-Service-Teachers.


Applicability

Module imported from B.Sc. Data Science.

It can be attended at FB12 in study program(s)

  • B.Sc. Data Science
  • B.Sc. Computer Science
  • B.Sc. Mathematics
  • M.Sc. Data Science
  • M.Sc. Computer Science
  • M.Sc. Mathematics
  • M.Sc. Business Informatics
  • M.Sc. Business Mathematics
  • LAaG Computer Science

When studying M.Sc. Business Informatics, this module can be attended in the study area Compulsory Elective Modules in Computer Science And Mathematics.


Recommended Reading

  • Cormen, Leierson, Rivest, Stein: Algorithmen - Eine Einführung. Oldenbourg.
  • Ottmann, Widmayer: Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen. Spektrum Akad. Verlag.
  • Schöning: Algorithmik. Spektrum Akad. Verlag. 2001.
  • Güting, Dieker: Datenstrukturen und Algorithmen, Vieweg+Teubner



Please note:

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