Advanced Algorithms

Adaptive mesh refinement algorithm technique.

The adaptive mesh refinement algorithm technique, shown above, is used to break complex computing problems into smaller pieces. (Image courtesy of Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.)

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MIT Course Number

6.854J / 18.415J

As Taught In

Fall 2005

Level

Graduate

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Course Description

Course Description

This course is a first-year graduate course in algorithms. Emphasis is placed on fundamental algorithms and advanced methods of algorithmic design, analysis, and implementation. Techniques to be covered include amortization, randomization, fingerprinting, word-level parallelism, bit scaling, dynamic programming, network flow, linear programming, fixed-parameter algorithms, and approximation algorithms. Domains include string algorithms, network optimization, parallel algorithms, computational geometry, online algorithms, external memory, cache, and streaming algorithms, and data structures.

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David Karger. 6.854J Advanced Algorithms. Fall 2005. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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