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# COSC201 - Algorithms and Data Structures
## 1 Lectures
- [[Merge sort - divide and conquer]]
- [[Lecture 8 Merge sort 2]]
- [[Lecture 9 Stacks queues and heaps]]
- [[Lecture 10 Heaps and heap sort]]
## 2 Notes
### 2.1 Algorithm Complexity
- [[Big-O]]
- [[Big theta]]
- [[Induction]]
- [[analysis of recursive algorithms]]
### 2.2 Algorithms
- [[Minimal spending tree]]
- [[Union Find-Disjoint set]]
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### 2.3 Fundamental Data structures
- [[Objects]]
- Stacks queues, List/arrays
- [[Union Find-Disjoint set]]
- Graphs and networks
- Priority queue (heap)
- Weighted
- Unweighted
- Trees (search and optimisation)
- Maps (link between 'keys' and 'values')
- Sets (Unstructured) (no repetition allowed)
## 3 Assignments
[[assignment 1]]
## 4 Information
**Staff**
Role | Name | Email | Location | Hours
-----|------|-------|----------|-----|
Lectures | Michael Albert | michael.albert@otago.ac.nz | owheo g.52 | na |
Labs | Reuben Crimp | reuben.crimp@otago.ac.nz | owheo g.37a | na |
**Resources**
[blackboard](https://blackboard.otago.ac.nz/webapps/blackboard/execute/modulepage/view?course_id=_45042_1&cmp_tab_id=_508507_1&mode=view+)
[intro to algorithms book](https://otago.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1ihp3dt/OTAGO_ALMA51297974690001891)
**Assessment**
- Internal
- two asignments
- end of week 5 10%
- end of week 10 20%
- labs total 10%
- Exam - 60%
**Course_plan**
- Extension and refinement of Big-O notation for algorithmic analysis.
- The union-find data structure (a case study)
- Merge sort
- Priority queues and heap sort
- Search trees and balancing
- Hashing and hash maps
- Graphs and graph algorithms (shortest paths, minimal spanning trees)
- String algorithms