Here is an approximate schedule for the course. This is subject to change and will be updated as we go. Slides will be added after class—links will be broken until they are added. Note that lectures will include a mixture of slides and board work, and material presented on the board is not necessarily reflected in the slides. Another set of slides that roughly matches the material we cover can be found here.
| Week | Date | Topic | Reading and Background | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lec 01 | 9/5 | Introduction and Stable Matching | Chapter 1 |
| Dis 01 | 9/7 | Fourth Hour | ||
| 2 | Lec 02 | 9/10 | Running-Time and Big-O | Chapter 2.1, 2.2 |
| Lec 03 | 9/12 | Running-Time and Big-O | ||
| Dis 02 | 9/14 | Fourth Hour | ||
| 3 | Lec 04 | 9/17 | Running-Time and Big-O | |
| Lec 05 | 9/19 | Graphs | Chapter 3.1, 3.2 | |
| Dis 03 | 9/21 | Fourth Hour | ||
| 4 | Lec 06 | 9/24 | Graphs | Chapter 3.3, 3.4 |
| Lec 07 | 9/26 | Graphs | Chapter 3.5, 3.6 | |
| Dis 04 | 9/28 | Fourth Hour | ||
| 5 | Lec 08 | 10/1 | Graphs / Greedy | |
| Lec 09 | 10/3 | Greedy Dis 05 | Chapter 4.1 | |
| 10/5 | NO FOURTH HOUR | |||
| 6 | 10/8 | FALL BREAK | ||
| Lec 10 | 10/10 | Greedy | Chapter 4.2 | |
| Dis 06 | 10/12 | Fourth Hour | ||
| 7 | Lec 11 | 10/15 | Greedy | Chapter 4.4 |
| Lec 12 | 10/17 | Greedy | Chapter 4.5-4.6 | |
| Dis 07 | 10/19 | Fourth Hour | ||
| 8 | Lec 13 | 10/22 | MST / Union Find (no new notes) | |
| Lec 14 | 10/24 | Divide and Conquer | Chapter 5.1, 5.2 | |
| Dis 08 | 10/26 | Fourth Hour | ||
| 9 | Lec 15 | 10/29 | Divide and Conquer | Chapter 5.4 |
| Lec 16 | 10/31 | Divide and Conquer | Chapter 6.1, 6.2 | |
| Dis 09 | 11/2 | Fourth Hour | ||
| 10 | Lec 17 | 11/5 | Dynamic Programming | Chapter 6.3 |
| Lec 18 | 11/7 | Dynamic Programming | Chapter 6.4 | |
| Dis 10 | 11/9 | Fourth Hour | ||
| 11 | Lec 19 | 11/12 | Dynamic Programming | Chapter 6.8 |
| Lec 20 | 11/14 | Network Flow | Chapter 7.1 | |
| 11/16 | Fourth Hour (canceled) | |||
| 12 | Lec 21 | 11/19 | Network Flow | Chapter 7.2 |
| 11/21 | THANKSGIVING | |||
| 11/23 | THANKSGIVING | |||
| 13 | Lec 22 | 11/26 | Network Flow | Chapter 7.5, 7.10 |
| Lec 23 | 11/28 | Intractability | Chapter 8.1 | |
| Dis 11 | 11/30 | Intractability | Chapter 8.2 | |
| 14 | Lec 24 | 12/3 | Intractability | Chapter 8.3 |
| Lec 25 | 12/5 | NO CLASS | ||
| Dis 13 | 12/7 | Fourth Hour | ||
| 15 | Lec 26 | 12/10 | Intractability and Wrap-Up |