Development and analysis of fundamental algorithms and data structures and their applications including: sorting and searching, dynamic programming, graph and tree algorithms, and string processing algorithms.
| Paper title | Algorithms and Data Structures |
|---|---|
| Paper code | COSC201 |
| Subject | Computer Science |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,141.35 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- COMP 160 or COMP 162
- Restriction
- COSC 242
- Recommended Preparation
- 100 level MATH, STAT or COMO paper, BSNS 112 or FINC 102
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music, Commerce, Science
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical
thinking, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
By completion of this paper students are expected to:
- Understand the basic principles of analysing algorithmic complexity including “big-O” and related notation.
- Understand fundamental structural properties of algorithms including: greedy algorithms, dynamic programming, divide and conquer, depth and breadth first search, time-space trade-offs.
- Understand fundamental data structures used in sorting and searching, graph, tree and network representations.
- Demonstrate an ability to apply such algorithms in practical problems including the ability to choose the appropriate algorithm and/or data structure for the context.
- Understand how the computational overheads and scalability of algorithms or data structures affect their suitability in applications.
- Acquire increased proficiency in programming
