The primary topics in this part of the specialization are: asymptotic ("Big-oh") notation, sorting and searching, divide and conquer (master method, integer and matrix multiplication, closest pair), and randomized algorithms (QuickSort, contraction algorithm for min cuts).
Divide and Conquer, Sorting and Searching, and Randomized Algorithms
Divide and Conquer, Sorting and Searching, and Randomized Algorithms
This course is part of Algorithms Specialization
Instructor: Tim Roughgarden
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There are 4 modules in this course
Introduction; "big-oh" notation and asymptotic analysis.
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13 videos3 readings2 assignments
Divide-and-conquer basics; the master method for analyzing divide and conquer algorithms.
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11 videos2 readings2 assignments
The QuickSort algorithm and its analysis; probability review.
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9 videos1 reading2 assignments
Linear-time selection; graphs, cuts, and the contraction algorithm.
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11 videos3 readings3 assignments
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Reviewed on Mar 26, 2020
I'm happy with this course because is a little challenging, not like other coursers where there are trivial answers and tests. I feel now much more confident with my fundamentals. Thank you Tim!
KS
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Reviewed on Sep 14, 2018
Well researched. Topics covered well, with walkthrough for exam.le cases for each new introduced algorithm. Great experience, learned a lot of important algorithms and algorithmic thinking practices.
FR
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Reviewed on Mar 16, 2017
Very good course in algorithms. I bought the book to help me understand but the lectures make it way easier and thus much more fun to understand the analysis. Looking forward to complete the spec
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