CSC 344
Algorithms and Complexity

Dr. Stephen Bloch

Spring, 2003

This course meets from 10:00-10:50 MWF in Business 218.

The textbook Analysis of Algorithms: an Active Learning Approach, by Jeffrey J. McConnell, is required. It's been ordered by the Adelphi bookstore; it's probably also available for slightly less money from amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and fatbrain.com.

You should already have the syllabus on paper. I'll have it up on this Web page shortly, as well as a calendar of topics, reading and homework assignments.

An updated schedule will contain the latest updates to homework due dates, lecture topics, etc. Please check the schedule regularly and keep up on the assigned reading!

Homework Assignments

I shall assign several homework assignments during the semester, a mix of "analysis on paper" assignments, programming assignments, and pseudocode assignments.

Reading assignments

In conjunction with our discussion of asymptotic growth rates, see my Web page on growth rates.
Different people learn (and teach) in different ways. Try taking a Learning Styles Questionnaire to discover your own style and get some tips on how to handle classes taught in a different style. If you're having trouble with the way I explain things, it could just be that I'm strongly intuitive and you're strongly sensitive (or something like that); point it out to me, and I'll try to find another way to explain.

Getting Help

My office hours (in Alumnae Hall 113A) are

Monday 12:00-2:00
Tuesday 9:00-12:00
Thursday 9:00-4:00

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