University of Nevada Las Vegas
Howard R. Hughes
College of Engineering
Department of Computer Science
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Computer Science 477/677
Analysis of Algorithms
Spring 2024
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Instructor:
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Dr. Larmore
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Office, TBE B-378B.
Telephone ☎ 702-895-1096.
Email: lawrence "dot" larmore "at" unlv "dot" edu
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Office Hours:
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10:30 - 11:30 Mondays and Wednesdays.
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Contacting Me:
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You may telephone my office. Please do not leave a telephone message.
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It's best to send me email.
Be sure to write "477" in the subject field, even if you're enrolled in 677,
so that I know what the message is about. (I delete lots of messages
without reading them, based on the subject fields.)
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Please, never
try to communicate with me by leaving notes on my door, under my door,
or in my mailbox in the department office, as
those notes get lost, and I can't retrieve them remotely.
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If it is necessary to give me something, please leave it with the department
staff, and then send me an email message saying
that the item has been left for me.
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Grader:
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Sabrina Wallace
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Email:
WALLAS4"at"unlv"dot"nevada"dot"edu>
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Days of Instruction:
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January 17, 2024 - May 1, 2024, not counting the final examination.
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Place of Instruction:
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SEB 1311
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Time of Instruction:
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1:00 -- 2:15 Mondays and Wednesdays
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Presidents' Day Recess:
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February 20
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Spring Recess:
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March 13, 15
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Textbook:
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Algorithms, by Sanjay Dasgupta, Christos Papadimitriou, and Umesh Vazirani
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Prerequisites:
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CS 302 (Data Structures)
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MAT 251 (Discrete Mathematics).
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Click
here if you did not take both
CSC 302 and MAT 251 at UNLV and receive a grade of "C" or better in
each of those two courses.
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Examinations:
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First Examination:
Wednesday, February 7
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Second Examination:
Wednesday,
March 6
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Third Examination:
Monday,
April 10
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Final Examination:
Monday, May 8, 2024 1:00 - 3:00
Subject to Change.
- Grading:
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Your grade will be based on:
- Three mid-term examinations. 60%
- Homework. 20%
- Final examination. 30%
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Although the homework will take a substantial amount of time to work,
and will actually be harder than the examinations,
it counts for a smaller part of the grade. The reason for this is
that I allow you to work together on homework. If you work the homework
regularly, you should do well on the examinations.
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Graduate Students:
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If you want graduate credit, you must enroll in 677, not 477.
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Each CSC 677 student must turn in one of the
challenge problems
by April 24.
CS 477 students are also permitted to work challenge problems, but
I will not permit students to improve a poor grade in this manner.
The reason for this policy is that I want students who are doing poorly
in the course to devote their energy to mastering the regular material.