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 | Computer Engineering Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| 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 | Comprehends the most advanced technology and literature in the field of software engineering research. | X | ||||
| 2 | Gains the ability to conduct world-class research in software engineering and publish scholarly articles in top conferences and journals in the area. | X | ||||
| 3 | Conducts quantitative and qualitative studies in software engineering. | X | ||||
| 4 | Develops and applies software engineering approaches to acquire the necessary skills to bridge the gap between academia and industry in the field of software engineering and to solve real-world problems. | X | ||||
| 5 | Gains the ability to access the necessary information to follow current developments in science and technology, and to conduct scientific research or develop projects in the field of software engineering. | X | ||||
| 6 | Gains awareness and a sense of responsibility regarding professional, legal, ethical, and social issues in the field of software engineering. | |||||
| 7 | Acquires project and risk management skills; gains awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development; adapts international excellence standards for software engineering practices and methodologies. | X | ||||
| 8 | Gains awareness of the universal, environmental, social, and legal consequences of software engineering practices when making decisions. | |||||
| 9 | Develops, adopts, and supports the sustainable use of excellence standards for software engineering practices. | |||||
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 | ||