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CS566 — Efficient Algorithms
(dt. Effiziente Algorithmen)

Level, degree of commitment Advanced module, depends on importing study program
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.
Subject, Origin Computer Science, B.Sc. Data Science
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
each winter semester
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Sebastian Wild

Contents

Translation is missing, sorry. German original:

Algorithmische Methoden

  • Greedy-Verfahren
  • Dynamisches Programmieren
  • Divide-and-Conquer

Laufzeitanalysen (worst-case, amortisiert, ausgabesensitiv, Lösung von Rekurrenzen)

Korrektheitsbeweise

Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen für Mengen, Graphen, Text, geometrische Problemstellungen und Komprimierung


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.


Recommended Reading

  • Cormen, Leierson, Rivest, Stein: Algorithmen - Eine Einführung. Oldenbourg.
  • Nebel, Wild: Entwurf und Analyse von Algorithmen (2. Aufl.). Springer Vieweg.
  • Sedgewick, Wayne: Algorithms 4th edition. Pearson.
  • Ottmann, Widmayer: Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen. Spektrum Akad. Verlag.
  • Schöning: Algorithmik. Spektrum Akad. Verlag. 2001.
  • Güting, Dieker: Datenstrukturen und Algorithmen, Vieweg+Teubner



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