Randomized Algorithms

Unstructured grid for a four element airfoil.

Partitioning algorithms are used to solve complex large scale computational problems, as shown in this unstructured grid for a four element airfoil. (Image is taken from NASA's Web site: http://www.nasa.gov.)

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MIT Course Number

6.856J / 18.416J

As Taught In

Fall 2002

Level

Graduate

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Course Description

This course examines how randomization can be used to make algorithms simpler and more efficient via random sampling, random selection of witnesses, symmetry breaking, and Markov chains. Topics covered include: randomized computation; data structures (hash tables, skip lists); graph algorithms (minimum spanning trees, shortest paths, minimum cuts); geometric algorithms (convex hulls, linear programming in fixed or arbitrary dimension); approximate counting; parallel algorithms; online algorithms; derandomization techniques; and tools for probabilistic analysis of algorithms.

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David Karger. 6.856J Randomized Algorithms. Fall 2002. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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