CS112
Basics of Algorithms
Faculty
Anier Velasco Sotomayor
Lead at the ML Theory group at Cohere for AI Open Science community.
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Overview
This course will teach algorithms and data structures from various areas of computer science. Students will try to solve both theoretical and practical problems(using python programming language).
Learning highlights
- Learn different basic algorithms
- Analyze time complexity and memory consumption
- Learn how to implement these algorithms efficiently
Course outline
15 classes
Session 1
Simple data structures(1), (Arrays, Stacks)
Session 2
Simple data structures(2), (Queues, Vectors)
Session 3
Binary, ternary search
Session 4
Sorting algorithms
Session 5
Intermediate test 1
Session 6
Dynamic programming(1)
Session 7
Dynamic programming(2)
Session 8
String algorithms(Z/prefix function)
Session 9
Number theory algorithms
Session 10
Intermediate test 2
Session 11
Graphs (1), (DFS, BFS)
Session 12
Graphs (2), (Shortest paths)
Session 13
Sparse table, binary indexed tree
Session 14
Segment tree
Session 15
Final test
Prerequisites
Ability to code simple programs (preferably on python).
Methodology
Lecture, practice session, programming tasks
Grading
Anier started in computer science by doing programming Olympiads in high school, during which he obtained a gold medal in the Cuban National Olympiad and a bronze medal in the Ibero-American Olympiad in Informatics.
He has a BSc. in Computer Science and Data Science from Harbour.Space University. His main professional interest is Machine Learning Theory Research, and he’s an independent researcher.
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Basics of Algorithms
by Anier Velasco Sotomayor
Total hours
45 Hours
Dates
Jun 12 - Jun 30, 2023
Fee for single course
€2999
Fee for degree students
€1999
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Will I receive a certificate after completion?
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