CS 574

CS 574 - Randomized Algorithms

Spring 2022

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Randomized AlgorithmsCS574RA60442LEC41530 - 1645 T R  1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci Sariel Har-Peled

Official Description

Basic and advanced concepts in the design and analysis of randomized algorithms. Sampling; concentration inequalities such as Chernoff-Hoeffding bounds; probabilistic method; random walks, dimension reduction; entropy; martingales and Azuma's inequality; derandomization. Randomized algorithms for sorting and searching; graphs; geometric problems. Basics of pseudorandomness and randomized complexity classes. Course Information: Prerequisite: CS 473; MATH 461 or STAT 400.