ECTS - Advanced Algorithms
Advanced Algorithms (CMPE524) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Advanced Algorithms | CMPE524 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. |
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| Course Objectives | This course is designed to teach students how to analyse and design algorithms and measure their complexities. In addition, students will be able to develop efficient algorithms for the solution of real life computational problems. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Design and analysis of algorithms, O-notation, graph algorithms, topological sort, minimum spanning trees, single-shortest paths, all-pairs shortest paths, flow networks, NP-hard and NP-complete problems. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction: Growth of Functions | Chapters 1-3 (main text) |
| 2 | Introduction: Recurrences | Chapter 4 |
| 3 | Introduction: Sorting | Chapter 6-7 |
| 4 | Graphs, BFS, DFS | Chapter 22 |
| 5 | Topological Sort, Strongly Connected Components | Chapter 22 |
| 6 | Minimum Spanning Trees: Kruskall and Prim Algorithms | Chapter 23 |
| 7 | Single-Shortest Paths: Bellman-Ford Algorithm | Chapter 24 |
| 8 | Single-Shortest Paths: Dijkstra's Algorithm | Chapter 24 |
| 9 | All-Pairs Shortest Paths | Chapter 25 |
| 10 | Maximum-Flow: Flow networks | Chapter 26 |
| 11 | Maximum-Flow: Ford-Fulkerson's Algorithm | Chapter 26 |
| 12 | Maximum-Flow: Maximum Bipartite Matching | Chapter 26 |
| 13 | NP-Completeness | Chapter 34 |
| 14 | NP-Completeness | Chapter 34 |
| 15 | Review | |
| 16 | Review |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. T.H.Cormen, C.E.Leiserson, R.L.Rivest and C.Stein: Introduction to Algorithms, 2nd ed., MIT Press 2001. |
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| Other Sources | 2. E.Horowitz, S.Sahni: Fundamentals of Computer Algorithms, Computer Science Press, 1989. |
| 3. E.Horowitz, S.Sahni, S.Rajasekeran, Computer Algorithms, ISBN: 978-0-929306-41-4, Silicon Press, 2008. | |
| 4. J.Kleinberg, E.Tardos, Algorithm Design, Addison – Wesley, ISBN: 0-321-29535-8, 2006. | |
| 5. A.V.Aho, J.E.Hopcroft, J.D.Ullman, The Design and Analysis of Computer Algorithms, Addison-Wesley Series in Computer Science and Information Processing, 1979. | |
| 6. S.S. Skiena, The Algorithm Design Manual, Springer – Verlag, New York, 1998. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 50 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 65 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 35 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Applies knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering | X | ||||
| 2 | Designs and conducts experiments, analyzes and interprets experimental results. | |||||
| 3 | Designs a system, component, or process to meet specified requirements. | X | ||||
| 4 | Works effectively in interdisciplinary fields. | |||||
| 5 | Identifies, formulates, and solves engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 6 | Has awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. | |||||
| 7 | Communicates effectively. | |||||
| 8 | Recognizes the need for lifelong learning and engages in it. | |||||
| 9 | Has knowledge of contemporary issues. | |||||
| 10 | Uses modern tools, techniques, and skills necessary for engineering applications. | X | ||||
| 11 | Has knowledge of project management skills and international standards and methodologies. | X | ||||
| 12 | Develops engineering products and prototypes for real-world problems. | X | ||||
| 13 | Contributes to professional knowledge. | X | ||||
| 14 | Conducts methodological and scientific research. | |||||
| 15 | Produces, reports, and presents a scientific work based on original or existing knowledge. | |||||
| 16 | Defends the original idea generated. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
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| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 132 | ||