B503 - Analysis of Algorithms

What's New

  • (3/28) The 2nd midterm will be in class on Apr. 2, Monday.
  • (2/22) The first midterm will be in class on Feb 29, Wednesday.
  • (2/1) Course project: latest base code and description draft are available in the Project page. Please start commenting on the project description.
  • (1/11) Welcome to B503!

Readings and Exercises

Exercises are optional but recommended. They are due in class one week after they are assigned. The shaded part of the following table reflects the progress of class in 2010 Fall, being cited here just as a possible reference.

2012 Spring 2010 Fall
Date Reading Exercise Date Reading Exercise
(M) Jan. 9 Section 1.1-1.3(p9) (M) Aug. 30 Section 1.1-1.2
(W) Jan. 11 Section 1.3-1.5.1(p19) 1.4.2#5 (W) Sep. 1 Section 1.3-1.5(p18) 1.4.2 #5
(M) Jan. 16 MLK day No Assignment (M) Sep. 6 Section 1.5-1.8.2(p30) 1.5.1#2
(W) Jan. 18 Section 1.5.1-1.8(p28) 1.5.1#2 (W) Sep. 8 Section 1.9-1.11(p42) 1.9.1#1
(M) Jan. 23 Section 1.8-1.11(p41) 1.8.2#7 (M) Sep.13 Section 1.12.2(p55) 1.12#3
(W) Jan. 25 Section 1.11-1.12(p50) 1.12#3 (W) Sep.15 Section 2.2(p69) 2.1#3
(M) Jan. 30 Section 1.12- . (p) (M) Sep.20 Section 2.4.1(p79) 2.3#2
(W) Feb. 1 Section 1. - 2.3.1(p75) 2.3#2 (W) Sep.22

Section 2.6(p86)

2.5.2#2
(M) Feb. 6 2.3.1#6 (M) Sep.27 Section 3.2(p101) 3#1
(W) Feb. 8 Section -3.1.1(p93) 2.5.2#2 (W) Sep.29 Section 3.3(p114) 3.2.2#1
(M) Feb. 13 Section 3.1.2-3.1.4(p100) 3.1.4#2 (M) Oct.4 Section 3.4.1(p125) 3.4#4
(W) Feb. 15 (W) Oct.6 Section 3.7(p136)

3.4.2#1

(Project first turnin)

(M) Feb. 20 (M) Oct.11 Section 3.9(p147) 3.9#1
(W) Feb. 22   (W) Oct.13   First Midterm
(M) Feb. 27 (M) Oct.18 Section 4.1.1(p155) 4.1#1
(W) Feb. 29 (W) Oct.20 Section 4.2.2(p164) 4.2.1#5
(M) Mar. 5 (M) Oct.25 Section 4.3.1.1(p 176)  
(W) Mar. 7 (W) Oct.27 Section 4.4(p 183) 4.4#2
(M) Mar. 12 (M) Nov.1 p 193 4.5.4#3
(W) Mar. 14 (W) Nov.3 p 203

Project second turnin

4.7#3

(M) Mar. 19 (M) Nov.8 p 214  
(W) Mar. 21     (W) Nov.10 p 221  
(M) Mar. 26     (M) Nov.15 p 236 5.3.3#3
(W) Mar. 28 (W) Nov.17 p 243 5.4.2#3 find general sol
(M) Apr. 2 (M) Nov.22 end of Chapter 5  
(W) Apr. 4 (W) Nov.24 Thanksgiving  
(M) Apr. 9     (M) Nov.29 p 302  
(W) Apr. 11 Section (p201) 4.7#3 (W) Dec.1    
(M)     (M) Dec. 6    
(W)     (W) Dec.8    

General Information

Professor

Paul W. Purdom
Office: Lindley Hall 330D
Office Hours: MW 1:00pm-2:00pm

Associate Instructor

Hongyan Wang
Office: Lindley Hall 330i
Office Hours: MW 11:00am-12:00pm(noon)

Class place and times

Swain West 221
MW 2:30pm-3:45pm

First Midterm: In class, Place: Swain West 221
Second Midterm: In class, Place: Swain west 221
Final: 12:30pm-2:30pm, Wednesday, May 2 Place: Swain West 221

Grading

Grading is either (1/3 project, 2/9 midterm, 4/9 final) or (1/3 project, 1/6 first midterm, 1/6 second midterm, 1/3 final exam). Class performance on the first midterm will determine whether there is a second midterm. Grading of the project is dominated by the quality of the final turn in, not the intermediates, but people who do not turn in intermediate stages tend to not turn in good projects at the end of term, since they denied themselves the chance for feedback and improvement, and get no sympathy.