Data Structures Lectures for Spring 2018
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Lecture |
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01 |
Jan 9 |
Ch 1: Python Review |
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02 |
Jan 11 |
Ch. 2: Algorithm Analysis; Big-oh; timing |
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03 |
Jan 16 |
Ch. 2: Performance of Python Built-in data structures |
More algorithm and built-in data structures analysis questions |
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04 |
Jan 18 |
Ch. 3: Linear data structures; stack implementations |
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05 |
Jan 23 |
Stack applications; Queue implementations |
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06 |
Jan 25 |
Queue applications; Deque |
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07 |
Jan 30 |
Ch. 6.6: Priority Queue: binary heap implementation |
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08 |
Feb 1 |
Unordered Lists implementations |
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09 |
Feb 6 |
Ordered List implementation Ch. 4: Recursion: fibonacci example |
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10 |
Feb 8 |
Ch. 4: Recursion continued |
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11 |
Feb 13 |
Review for Test 1
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12 |
Feb 15 |
Test 1: Chapters 1 - 3 |
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13 |
Feb 20 |
Recursion examples: backtracking coin-change problem an dynamic programming |
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14 |
Feb 22 |
Ch. 5: Searching: linear and binary search |
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15 |
Feb 27 |
Searching: hashing: chaining/closed addressing implementations |
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16 |
March 1 |
Hashing implementations: open addressing implementations; Simple sorts: bubble, selecton, and insertion sorts; |
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17 |
March 6 |
Advanced sorts: heap, merge, and quick sorts |
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18 |
March 8 |
Ch. 6: tree terminology, binary tree implementation, traversals, parse tree application |
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19 |
March 20 |
Binary Search Tree implementation |
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20 |
March 22 |
Binary Search Tree delete method |
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21 |
March 27 |
Review for Test 2
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22 |
March 29 |
Test 2: Chapters 4 – 5 |
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23 |
April 3 |
AVL trees |
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24 |
April 5 |
File Structures vs. Data Structures |
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25 |
April 10 |
Ch. 7: Graph terminology, traversals (BFS and DFS) |
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26 |
April 12 |
Graph implementations, Graph algorithm: topological sort |
Video from Fall '17 |
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27 |
April 17 |
Graph algorithms: Dijkstra’s algorithm, Prim's Algorithm |
Code mostly from lecture: |
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28 |
April 19 |
Graph algorithms: Traveling Salesperson Problem (TSP) |
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29 |
April 24 |
Approximation algorithm for TSP |
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30 |
April 26 |
Review for Final Exam |
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Final Exam, Tuesday (May 1) 8:00-9:50 AM in Wright 9 |
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