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For students on the waiting list: This class is currently full. As space opens up, we will admit students off of the waiting list into the course. The waiting list is long and we expect to be able to admit only a small fraction of the students. Please email advising@cs.wisc.edu for any help with enrollment.



Meeting times:

  Section 1 meets on T/Th at 9:30-10:45 am in Sterling 1310. Instructor: Prof. Shuchi Chawla

  Section 2 meets on T/Th at 1:00-2:15 pm in Soils 270. Instructor: Dr. Baris Aydinlioglu

  Discussions are held at various times on M/W. All discussion sections have identical content every week and students are free to attend any section.

  In addition to the above meeting times, we provide many opportunities for students throughout the week to meet with staff in the form of small study groups, individual meetings, drop-in help, and regular office hours. Please see our Piazza post on how to contact course staff for the specifics. A schedule for meeting times is posted on the course calendar (see below).



Further information and quick links:

  We will use Piazza to post information relevant to the course and carry out discussions. Sign up here.

  A Course Calendar is available here in iCal format and here in html format.

  A syllabus can be found on Piazza or on Canvas (Section 1 and Section 2). Grades will also be posted on canvas.

  Other course info including syllabus, textbook information, course policies, etc. can be found on Piazza.



Tentative Course Schedule




Week 1	Intro; Divide & Conquer	HW0 out
Week 2	Divide & Conquer	HW1 out
Week 3	Graphs and connectivity	HW1 due, HW2 out
Week 4	Greedy algorithms	HW2 due, HW3 out
Week 5	Greedy algorithms; Dynamic Programming	HW3 due, HW4 out
Week 6	Dynamic Programming	HW4 due, HW5 out
Week 7	Dynamic Programming	HW5 due, HW6 out
Week 8	Randomized algorithms	HW6 due, Sample Midterm out
Week 9	Randomized algorithms	Midterm Exam on March 21, HW7 out
Spring Break
Week 10	Reductions; Network Flow
Week 11	Reductions; Network Flow	HW7 due, HW8 out
Week 12	Reductions; P vs. NP	HW8 due, HW9 out
Week 13	NP-Completeness; Complexity Classes	HW9 due, HW10 out
Week 14	Dealing with intractability	HW10 due, Sample Final out