Search : Index : Faculty of Engineering : Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Prev 433-252 Software Engineering Principles & Tools
Next 433-254 Software Design

 433-253 Algorithms and Data Structures

Note

The requirement for 433-142 Computing Fundamentals B as a prerequisite may, subject to approval by the Department, be replaced by 433-171 Introduction to Programming, supplemented by appropriate extension work and assessment completed to the satisfaction of the Department prior to the commencement of the semester.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Dr L Naish

Prerequisites

433-141 Computing Fundamentals A and either 433-142 Computing Fundamentals B or 433-162 Introduction to Programming B. Two subjects (25 points) of first year Mathematics

Pre/corequisites

Prior or concurrent enrolment in 433-252 Software Engineeeing Principles and Tools is strongly recommended

Semester

1, repeat 2 (view timetable)

Contact

24 hours of lectures, 12 hours of tutorials, 12 hours of practice classes

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is for students to be familiar with a range of programming languages and their application to the efficient solution of problems by computer; to know a variety of techniques for solving, sorting and searching problems and develop a basic understanding of graph algorithms; to develop experience with using complex algorithms and data structures in a variety of programming languages; to be able to perform basic complexity analyses of algorithms; and to acquire some knowledge of the concepts of computability, tractability and problem complexity.

Topics covered include complexity of algorithms and complexity classes; abstract data types; algorithms for sorting arrays, lists and files; algorithms and data structures for searching: tree structures and hashing; and graph representations and algorithms.

Assessment

Project work (expected to take about 36 hours) during semester and one written examination (not exceeding 3 hours) at the end of the semester. The project work must be completed satisfactorily to pass the subject. Weighting of assessment components will be advised at the commencement of the subject.



Search : Index : Faculty of Engineering : Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Prev 433-252 Software Engineering Principles & Tools
Next 433-254 Software Design
Status:                   Official 2001
Last Modified:            Wednesday May 23 22:25
SGML to HTML Conversion:  Information Technology Services
Authorised by:            Academic Registrar
Email Enquiries:          Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au