Graduate Course Descriptions

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6512. Randomization in Computing

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: CSE 5500. Open to graduate students in the CSE program, others with consent.

Grading Basis: Graded

Introduction to the theory and practice of randomization and randomized algorithms as a technique for science and engineering problem solving. Topics to be covered include: probability theory, types of randomization, sorting and selection, hashing and skip list, finger-printing, packet routing, geometry and linear programming, graph algorithms, combinatorial optimization, and external memory algorithms.

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