Behavior of Algorithms

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A smoothed complexity landscape. (Image courtesy of Prof. Daniel Spielman.)

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MIT Course Number

18.409

As Taught In

Spring 2002

Level

Graduate

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Course Description

Course Features

Course Description

This course is a study of Behavior of Algorithms and covers an area of current interest in theoretical computer science. The topics vary from term to term. During this term, we discuss rigorous approaches to explaining the typical performance of algorithms with a focus on the following approaches: smoothed analysis, condition numbers/parametric analysis, and subclassing inputs.

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This is a graduate-level subject in Theoretical Computer Science. The content varies year to year, according to the interests of the instructor and the students.

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Daniel Spielman. 18.409 Behavior of Algorithms. Spring 2002. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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