12/12 The location of the final exam is posted on the assignment calendar.

11/30 The final exam will be confined to material covered in lecture and homework assignments, and material connected to lecture in the following chapters and sections of the book. §2.3, ch.6, ch.7, §8.1, ch.9, §15.2, §15.3, §15.4, §16.1, §16.2, §16.3, §21.3, ch.22, ch.23, §24.3, §25.1, §25.2.

11/30 The seventh homework assignment has been posted.

11/17 The sixth homework assignment has been posted.

11/2 The fifth homework assignment has been posted.

10/25 Hiawei's office hours are canceled this week.

10/25 Lily's office hours are canceled this week.

10/24 Correction: \(n = 4\) is also a base case in the fourth homework assignment.

10/19 The midterm will be confined to lectured material, homeworks, and connected topics in the book in Chapter 6, Chapter 2, Chapter 7, §8.1, Chapter 9.

10/19 The fourth homework assignment has been posted.

10/5 The third homework assignment has been posted.

9/23 The second homework assignment has been posted.

9/20 Peter's office hours have been moved forward one hour henceforth.

9/20 Registration is closed, so you have been added to Gradescope and should have received an automated email to that effect, telling you how to log in. The links “Submit Assignment” and “Grading and Grades” on this site are now functional.

9/14 The first homework assignment has been posted.

9/5 Make sure that you can attend the midterm and the final examinations using the Examination Schedule in accordance with the syllabus.

9/5 The Assignment Calendar contains links to the assignments. These are not yet specified. When an assignment is posted, an announcement will be made, and its link in the Assignment Calendar will become active.

9/5 The links on the left “Submit Assignment” and “Grading and Grades” are not yet operational.

9/5 Read the syllabus closely—you will be assumed to have done this: ignorance is not an excuse.

Welcome to Algorithms. This is the most important class in computer science and engineering, as strongly suggested by this prerequisite chart. It is not an accident that tech companies ask interview questions about algorithms. The class will be taught on campus and no recording of lecture will be made.