Algorithms, Part I

Universidad de Princeton

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This course covers the essential information that every serious programmer needs to know about algorithms and data structures, with emphasis on applications and scientific performance analysis of Java implementations. Part I covers elementary data structures, sorting, and searching algorithms. Part II focuses on graph- and string-processing algorithms.
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Data StructureAlgorithmsJava Programming

Resultados profesionales del estudiante

28%

comenzó una nueva carrera después de completar estos cursos

29%

consiguió un beneficio tangible en su carrera profesional gracias a este curso

15%

consiguió un aumento de sueldo o ascenso

100 % en línea

Comienza de inmediato y aprende a tu propio ritmo.

Fechas límite flexibles

Restablece las fechas límite en función de tus horarios.

Nivel intermedio

Aprox. 54 horas para completar

Inglés (English)

Instructores

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Kevin Wayne

Phillip Y. Goldman '86 Senior Lecturer

Computer Science

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4 cursos

Robert Sedgewick

William O. Baker *39 Professor of Computer Science

Computer Science

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Universidad de Princeton

Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. It is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.

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Semana

Semana 1

1 hora para completar

Course Introduction

Welcome to Algorithms, Part I.

1 hora para completar

1 video (Total 9 minutos), 2 lecturas, 1 cuestionario

1 video

Course Introduction9m

2 lecturas

Welcome to Algorithms, Part I1m

Lecture Slides

9 horas para completar

Union−Find

We illustrate our basic approach to developing and analyzing algorithms by considering the dynamic connectivity problem. We introduce the union−find data type and consider several implementations (quick find, quick union, weighted quick union, and weighted quick union with path compression). Finally, we apply the union−find data type to the percolation problem from physical chemistry.

9 horas para completar

5 videos (Total 51 minutos), 2 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios

5 videos

Dynamic Connectivity10m

Quick Find10m

Quick Union7m

Quick-Union Improvements13m

Union−Find Applications9m

2 lecturas

Overview1m

Lecture Slides

1 ejercicio de práctica

Interview Questions: Union–Find (ungraded)

1 hora para completar

Analysis of Algorithms

The basis of our approach for analyzing the performance of algorithms is the scientific method. We begin by performing computational experiments to measure the running times of our programs. We use these measurements to develop hypotheses about performance. Next, we create mathematical models to explain their behavior. Finally, we consider analyzing the memory usage of our Java programs.

1 hora para completar

6 videos (Total 66 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario

6 videos

Analysis of Algorithms Introduction8m

Observations10m

Mathematical Models12m

Order-of-Growth Classifications14m

Theory of Algorithms11m

Memory8m

1 lectura

Lecture Slides

1 ejercicio de práctica

Interview Questions: Analysis of Algorithms (ungraded)

Semana

Semana 2

9 horas para completar

Stacks and Queues

We consider two fundamental data types for storing collections of objects: the stack and the queue. We implement each using either a singly-linked list or a resizing array. We introduce two advanced Java features—generics and iterators—that simplify client code. Finally, we consider various applications of stacks and queues ranging from parsing arithmetic expressions to simulating queueing systems.

9 horas para completar

6 videos (Total 61 minutos), 2 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios

6 videos

Stacks16m

Resizing Arrays9m

Queues4m

Generics9m

Iterators7m

Stack and Queue Applications (optional)13m

2 lecturas

Overview1m

Lecture Slides

1 ejercicio de práctica

Interview Questions: Stacks and Queues (ungraded)

1 hora para completar

Elementary Sorts

We introduce the sorting problem and Java's Comparable interface. We study two elementary sorting methods (selection sort and insertion sort) and a variation of one of them (shellsort). We also consider two algorithms for uniformly shuffling an array. We conclude with an application of sorting to computing the convex hull via the Graham scan algorithm.

1 hora para completar

6 videos (Total 63 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario

6 videos

Sorting Introduction14m

Selection Sort6m

Insertion Sort9m

Shellsort10m

Shuffling7m

Convex Hull13m

1 lectura

Lecture Slides

1 ejercicio de práctica

Interview Questions: Elementary Sorts (ungraded)

Semana

Semana 3

9 horas para completar

Mergesort

We study the mergesort algorithm and show that it guarantees to sort any array of n items with at most n lg n compares. We also consider a nonrecursive, bottom-up version. We prove that any compare-based sorting algorithm must make at least n lg n compares in the worst case. We discuss using different orderings for the objects that we are sorting and the related concept of stability.

9 horas para completar

5 videos (Total 49 minutos), 2 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios

5 videos

Mergesort23m

Bottom-up Mergesort3m

Sorting Complexity9m

Comparators6m

Stability5m

2 lecturas

Overview

Lecture Slides

1 ejercicio de práctica

Interview Questions: Mergesort (ungraded)

1 hora para completar

Quicksort

We introduce and implement the randomized quicksort algorithm and analyze its performance. We also consider randomized quickselect, a quicksort variant which finds the kth smallest item in linear time. Finally, we consider 3-way quicksort, a variant of quicksort that works especially well in the presence of duplicate keys.

1 hora para completar

4 videos (Total 50 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario

4 videos

Quicksort19m

Selection7m

Duplicate Keys11m

System Sorts11m

1 lectura

Lecture Slides

1 ejercicio de práctica

Interview Questions: Quicksort (ungraded)

Semana

Semana 4

9 horas para completar

Priority Queues

We introduce the priority queue data type and an efficient implementation using the binary heap data structure. This implementation also leads to an efficient sorting algorithm known as heapsort. We conclude with an applications of priority queues where we simulate the motion of n particles subject to the laws of elastic collision.

9 horas para completar

4 videos (Total 74 minutos), 2 lecturas, 2 cuestionarios

4 videos

APIs and Elementary Implementations12m

Binary Heaps23m

Heapsort14m

Event-Driven Simulation (optional)22m

2 lecturas

Overview10m

Lecture Slides

1 ejercicio de práctica

Interview Questions: Priority Queues (ungraded)

2 horas para completar

Elementary Symbol Tables

We define an API for symbol tables (also known as associative arrays, maps, or dictionaries) and describe two elementary implementations using a sorted array (binary search) and an unordered list (sequential search). When the keys are Comparable, we define an extended API that includes the additional methods min, max floor, ceiling, rank, and select. To develop an efficient implementation of this API, we study the binary search tree data structure and analyze its performance.

2 horas para completar

6 videos (Total 77 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario

6 videos

Symbol Table API21m

Elementary Implementations9m

Ordered Operations6m

Binary Search Trees19m

Ordered Operations in BSTs10m

Deletion in BSTs9m

1 lectura

Lecture Slides

1 ejercicio de práctica

Interview Questions: Elementary Symbol Tables (ungraded)30m

Semana

Semana 5

2 horas para completar

Balanced Search Trees

In this lecture, our goal is to develop a symbol table with guaranteed logarithmic performance for search and insert (and many other operations). We begin with 2−3 trees, which are easy to analyze but hard to implement. Next, we consider red−black binary search trees, which we view as a novel way to implement 2−3 trees as binary search trees. Finally, we introduce B-trees, a generalization of 2−3 trees that are widely used to implement file systems.

2 horas para completar

3 videos (Total 63 minutos), 2 lecturas, 1 cuestionario

3 videos

2−3 Search Trees16m

Red-Black BSTs35m

B-Trees (optional)10m

2 lecturas

Overview10m

Lecture Slides

1 ejercicio de práctica

Interview Questions: Balanced Search Trees (ungraded)30m

9 horas para completar

Geometric Applications of BSTs

We start with 1d and 2d range searching, where the goal is to find all points in a given 1d or 2d interval. To accomplish this, we consider kd-trees, a natural generalization of BSTs when the keys are points in the plane (or higher dimensions). We also consider intersection problems, where the goal is to find all intersections among a set of line segments or rectangles.

9 horas para completar

5 videos (Total 66 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario

5 videos

1d Range Search8m

Line Segment Intersection5m

Kd-Trees29m

Interval Search Trees13m

Rectangle Intersection8m

1 lectura

Lecture Slides

Semana

Semana 6

1 hora para completar

Hash Tables

We begin by describing the desirable properties of hash function and how to implement them in Java, including a fundamental tenet known as the uniform hashing assumption that underlies the potential success of a hashing application. Then, we consider two strategies for implementing hash tables—separate chaining and linear probing. Both strategies yield constant-time performance for search and insert under the uniform hashing assumption.

1 hora para completar

4 videos (Total 50 minutos), 2 lecturas, 1 cuestionario

4 videos

Hash Tables18m

Separate Chaining7m

Linear Probing14m

Hash Table Context10m

2 lecturas

Overview10m

Lecture Slides

1 ejercicio de práctica

Interview Questions: Hash Tables (ungraded)

26 minutos para completar

Symbol Table Applications

We consider various applications of symbol tables including sets, dictionary clients, indexing clients, and sparse vectors.

26 minutos para completar

4 videos (Total 26 minutos), 1 lectura

4 videos

Symbol Table Applications: Sets (optional)5m

Symbol Table Applications: Dictionary Clients (optional)5m

Symbol Table Applications: Indexing Clients (optional)7m

Symbol Table Applications: Sparse Vectors (optional)7m

1 lectura

Lecture Slides

Preguntas Frecuentes

¿Cuándo podré acceder a las lecciones y tareas?
Once you enroll, you’ll have access to all videos and programming assignments.
Do I need to pay for this course?
No. All features of this course are available for free.
Can I earn a certificate in this course?
No. As per Princeton University policy, no certificates, credentials, or reports are awarded in connection with this course.
I have no familiarity with Java programming. Can I still take this course?
Our central thesis is that algorithms are best understood by implementing and testing them. Our use of Java is essentially expository, and we shy away from exotic language features, so we expect you would be able to adapt our code to your favorite language. However, we require that you submit the programming assignments in Java.
Which algorithms and data structures are covered in this course?
Part I focuses on elementary data structures, sorting, and searching. Topics include union-find, binary search, stacks, queues, bags, insertion sort, selection sort, shellsort, quicksort, 3-way quicksort, mergesort, heapsort, binary heaps, binary search trees, red−black trees, separate-chaining and linear-probing hash tables, Graham scan, and kd-trees.
Part II focuses on graph and string-processing algorithms. Topics include depth-first search, breadth-first search, topological sort, Kosaraju−Sharir, Kruskal, Prim, Dijkistra, Bellman−Ford, Ford−Fulkerson, LSD radix sort, MSD radix sort, 3-way radix quicksort, multiway tries, ternary search tries, Knuth−Morris−Pratt, Boyer−Moore, Rabin−Karp, regular expression matching, run-length coding, Huffman coding, LZW compression, and the Burrows−Wheeler transform.
Which kinds of assessments are available in this course?
Weekly exercises, weekly programming assignments, weekly interview questions, and a final exam.
The exercises are primarily composed of short drill questions (such as tracing the execution of an algorithm or data structure), designed to help you master the material.
The programming assignments involve either implementing algorithms and data structures (deques, randomized queues, and kd-trees) or applying algorithms and data structures to an interesting domain (computational chemistry, computational geometry, and mathematical recreation). The assignments are evaluated using a sophisticated autograder that provides detailed feedback about style, correctness, and efficiency.
The interview questions are similar to those that you might find at a technical job interview. They are optional and not graded.
I am/was not a Computer Science major. Is this course for me?
This course is for anyone using a computer to address large problems (and therefore needing efficient algorithms). At Princeton, over 25% of all students take the course, including people majoring in engineering, biology, physics, chemistry, economics, and many other fields, not just computer science.
How does this course differ from Design and Analysis of Algorithms?
The two courses are complementary. This one is essentially a programming course that concentrates on developing code; that one is essentially a math course that concentrates on understanding proofs. This course is about learning algorithms in the context of implementing and testing them in practical applications; that one is about learning algorithms in the context of developing mathematical models that help explain why they are efficient. In typical computer science curriculums, a course like this one is taken by first- and second-year students and a course like that one is taken by juniors and seniors.
¿Recibiré crédito universitario por completar el Curso?
Este Curso no otorga crédito universitario, pero algunas universidades pueden aceptar los Certificados del curso para obtener crédito. Consulta con tu institución para obtener más información. Los Títulos en línea y los Certificados Mastertrack™ de Coursera brindan la oportunidad de obtener créditos universitarios.

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Algorithms, Part I