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COURSE SYLLABUS: Data Structures and Algorithms

Course Title: Department: Instructor:

Data Structures and Algorithms Computer Science C. Masuck, PhD(c), MA, MS, BA, BS - E-mail | Vitae

Course Description:

In this course we will cover both data structures and algorithms. Students are individually responsible for the specification, design, implementation and practical demonstration of correctness of the abstract data type sets, functions, sequences, stacks, queues, and strings. Special emphasis will be given to searching and sorting algorithms. Other algorithms covered will include compression, encryption, hashing, and sorting.

Text: Online Bookstore

The text will be “Data Structures and Algorithms” by Bruno Preiss, ISBN #: 0471241342

Grading:

You will be graded equally between the midterm and final project. Projects are mini-programming exercises to demonstrate a data structure of algorithm in action. Such projects will be determined based on the student’s interest. The projects can be programmed in any language the student chooses, even a spreadsheet for those with more theory and less programming experience.

Schedule and Assignments:

Week	Reading	Topics	Assignments Due
Week 1	Chapter 4	Arrays, lists
Week 2	chapter 6	Stacks, queues
Week 3	Chapter 8	Hash tables
Week 4	Work on midterm project	Work on midterm project	E-mail midterm project
Week 5	Chapter 9	Trees
Week 6	Chapter 15, first half	Sorting
Week 7	Chapter 15, second half	Sorting
Week 8	Work on final project	Work on final project	E-mail final project

Some more detail on the topics is included below in outline form.