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Kursusnavn (dansk):Foundations of Computing - Algorithms and Data Structures 
Kursusnavn (engelsk):Foundations of Computing - Algorithms and Data Structures 
Semester:Forår 2015 
Udbydes under:cand.it., softwareudvikling og -teknologi (sdt) 
Omfang i ECTS:7,50 
Kursussprog:Engelsk 
Kursushjemmeside:https://learnit.itu.dk 
Min. antal deltagere:12 
Forventet antal deltagere:25 
Maks. antal deltagere:56 
Formelle forudsætninger:The course Foundations of Computing - Discrete Mathematics (SGDM) or similar.
The course Introductory Programming (GP) or similar.

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Information about the course of study
This course is mandatory for students who are enrolled on on the Master of Science in IT, study programme Software Development and Technology, Design track. 
Læringsmål:After the course the student should be able to:

  • Discuss and clearly explain the mechanics of computations and data structures involving manipulation of references, nested loops and recursion, specified in natural language, in abstract pseudocode or in concrete programming language (Java).

  • Implement abstractly specified computations and data structures in an imperative programming language (Java).

  • Analyze time and space usage of algorithms/programs.

  • Assess scalability of a given single-threaded software application, using asymptotic analysis.

  • Choose among and make use of the most important algorithms and data structures in libraries, based on knowledge of their complexity.

  • Design algorithms for ad hoc problems by using and combining known algorithms and data structures.

  • Describe the most important hardware and programming language factors influencing the speed at which a program runs and take them into account in assessment of speed of algorithms. .

 
Fagligt indhold:This course builds on your prior knowledge of programming. It will train you in designing efficient and correct programs, while giving you basic algorithmic tools indispensible for every software developer.

The course will be taught in a series of lectures with associated exercise classes.

Topics covered are among others complexity analysis, big-O, algorithmic problem solving techniques including divide-and-conquer, concrete algorithms and data structures for search trees, sorting, hashing, graphs, shortest paths.

The lectures will cover theory and the exercise will train practical issues of applying the theory. 
Læringsaktiviteter:12 forelæsninger og 12 øvelsesgange

12 lecture series + 12 exercise sessions

We will spend 6 hours a week on lectures and exercises for the first 12 weeks of the semester.

You are expected to work systematically. The course gives plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience with solving problems, with implementing algorithms and with using them. 

Obligatoriske aktivititer:Content

Workload

Activities
The course has 10 mandatory programming assignments. 9 of these need to be completed and approved before you are eligible to register for the examination. You can work in pairs.

Feedback

What if the student fails to pass a mandatory activity:

Be aware: The student will receive the grade NA (not approved) at the ordinary exam, if the mandatory activities are not approved and the student will use an exam attempt. 
Eksamensform og -beskrivelse:X. experimental examination form (7-scale; external exam)

Written exam, 4 hours, with access to all paper-based aids.
- For instance, you may bring the course book and your own notes.
- The test is filled in in handwriting, for instance using pen.
- You do not have access to electronic devices such as a mobile phone, a computer, or an e-book reader.  

Litteratur udover forskningsartikler:Algorithms, 4th Edition
Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne
ISBN-10: 032157351X
ISBN-13: 9780321573513