Algorithms (Math 182, Summer 2022)

Instructor: Igor Pak
See email instructions below.

Class schedule: MWF 9:00 - 9:50, 10 min break, 10:00 - 10:50 am
Zoom: Meeting id: 372 517 9299 (password: see email).

Discussion: Tue, same time, Zoom

Office Hours: M 4-4:50 pm (same Zoom link) or by appointment.

Teaching Assistant: William Swartworth (wswartworth AT math.ucla.edu)
TA Office Hours: Tue, Wed 11:00 - 11:50 am.

Textbooks: Kleinberg, Tardos: Algorithm Design (KT), Addison Wesley
(see the Amazon page)

Additional reading will be posted on this page if necessary.

Grading: Homeworks: 20%, Midterm: 20%, Final: 60%.

Difficulty: This is an advanced undergraduate course in Algorithmss. The students are expected to learn the theory and solve problems on the homeworks. The exams and especially the homeworks will be challenging and require problem solving abilities.

Other expectations: I would guess that the average student should spend about 8-10 hours per week outside of class to get a decent grade. Much of this time should be spent on the homeworks, but some should be spent on reading the book and absorbing the class material.

Content

We will cover selected book sections concentrating on rigorous Analysis of Algorithms. Although much of the material will follow the textbook, I will change the style of presentation, as well as the order of sections. Some additional material will be presented in class, so both class attendance and participation are very important.

Approximate course content is here.

Zoom recordings and lecture notes are available on Canvas pages, see here.

Additional Reading

Supplementary material to lectures

Home Assignments

The assignments will be posted here (on the course web page) in .pdf format. You must submit solutions to Gradescope (see this link). No late assignments will be accepted. Worst HA is dropped.

Midterm and Final Exams

Midterm: Online, 50 min during 24 hour window from Thu July 7, 11:00 am, to Fri July 8, 11:00 am.
Midterm problems: here.
Answers: (1) 11 inv,
(2) f=o(g), g=o(u), u=o(v), v=o(h) and by transitivity 10 comparisons in total,
(3) 0 → 7 → 6 → 5 → 4 (total weight 21), unique,
(4) edges with weights 34, 44, 50, 51, 77 (256 total), unique
(5) FTFTT, TTFTT, TFFFT

Final: Online, 180 min during 24 hour window from Thu July 28, 11:00 am, to Fri July 29, 11:00 am.

Both exams are open book, open web, but no collaboration and no cheating.

Cheating

Cheating is a serious violation of UCLA policies. Please read here and here (note especially section 102.01a). Students caught cheating will be reported and suffer the consequences. Do NOT cheat!! Don't even think about it!

Collaboration Policy

For the homeworks, you can form discussion groups of up to 3 people each. In fact, I would like to encourage you to do that. You can discuss problems but have to write your own separate solutions. You should write the list of people in you group on top of each HW.
See the group chat on Canvas if you are looking for study partners.

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Last updated 7/27/2022