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LEC # TOPICS
1 Introduction to Randomized Algorithms
2 Min-Cut, Complexity Theory, Game Tree Evaluation
3 Adelman's Theorem, Game Theory, Lower Bounds
4 Coupon Collecting, Stable Marriage, Markov Inequality
5 Chebyshev, Two Point Sampling, Chernoff
6 Median Finding, Routing
7 Probabilistic Method, Expanders, Wiring, MAX SAT
8 Method of Conditional Probabilities and Expectations, Fingerprinting
9 Hashing, Perfect Hash Families, Freivald's Technique
10 Fingerprints by Polynomials, Perfect Matching, Hashing
11 Shortest Paths
12 Parallel Algorithms
13 Maximal Independent Sets
14 Minimum Spanning Trees
15 Polling, Minimum Cut, Transitive Closure
16 Estimating Min-Cut Size
17 Linear Programming
18 DNF Counting
19 Markov Chains
20 UTS, Eigenvalue Analysis, Expanders
21 Expander based Pseudo-Random Generator
22 Sampling with Markov Chains, Coupling
23 Computational Geometry
24 Randomized Incremental Construction
25 Trapezoidal Decomposition, Treaps
26 Online Algorithms