Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2017-2018
COMP 182 - ALGORITHMIC THINKING
Long Title: ALGORITHMIC THINKING
Department: Computer Science
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 4
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): COMP 130 OR COMP 140 OR COMP 160
Description: Algorithms are the engines of a great majority of systems, natural and artificial alike. This course introduces algorithmic thinking as a discipline for reasoning about systems, taming their complexities, and elucidating their properties. Algorithmic techniques, along with their correctness and efficiency, will be taught through reasoning about systems of interactions, such as markets, that are ubiquitous in our highly connected world.