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Design analysis and algorithm — 6-topic bundle

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Course Syllabus

  1. Introduction to Algorithm Analysis
  2. Basic Data Structures and Their Operations
  3. Sorting and Searching Algorithms
  4. Algorithm Design Paradigms I: Divide and Conquer & Greedy Algorithms
  5. Algorithm Design Paradigms II: Dynamic Programming
  6. Graph Algorithms Fundamentals

Study Notes

Introduction to Algorithm Analysis

When we talk about algorithm analysis, we're primarilys interested in resource consumption. The main resources are time (how long it takes to run) and space (how much memory it uses).

You might think you can just code it and time it, right? While useful, actual run-time measurements (called benchmarking) depend on many factors: your computer's speed, other programs running, the programming language, and even the compiler. Algorithm analysis gives you a more universal and abstract understanding of performance. It predicts behavior for very large inputs, where benchmarking becomes impractical or misleading.

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