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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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COMP 480 001 (CRN: 12689)
PROB ALGORITHM DATA STRUCTURE
Long Title: PROBABILISTIC ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURE
Department: Computer Science
Instructor: Shrivastava, Anshumali
Meeting: 2:30PM - 3:45PM TR (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 4
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: COMP 382
Section Max Enrollment: 50
Section Enrolled: 24
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 100
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 56
Enrollment data as of: 19-APR-2025 10:54PM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Description: This course will be ideal for someone wanting to build a strong foundation in the theory and practice of algorithms for processing Big-Data. We will discuss advanced data structures and algorithms going beyond deterministic setting and emphasize the role of randomness in getting significant, often exponential, improvements in computations and memory. Cross-list: COMP 580.