ECE 164: Data Structures and Algorithms, Part I

• Instructor Info
• Textbook
• Grading
• Assignments
• Schedule

Instructor Info

Instructor: Carl Sable
e-mail: CarlSable.Cooper@gmail.com
Office: Room 461

Textbook

"Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in C++, 3rd Edition"
Mark Allen Weiss

Grading

• Problem Sets (3 total): 50%
• Programming Assignments (2 total): 50%

Assignments

• Homework #1
  Due in class on Tuesday, March 4
• Homework #2
  Due in class on Tuesday, April 1
• Homework #3
  Due in class on Tuesday, May 13
• Program #1
  Due before midnight on the night of Friday, April 18
  Sample input: commands1.txt
  Sample output: output1.txt
• Program #2
  Due before midnight on the night of Friday, May 9
  Provided code: providedCode.cpp
  Sample T4 file: test4.txt
  Sample T4 output: out4.txt

Schedule

• Tuesday, January 29
  Topic 1 - Course Overview
• Tuesday, February 5
  Topic 2 - Analyzing Algorithms
  Suggested Reading: Weiss Ch. 2
• Tuesday, February 12
  Topic 2 (continued)
• Tuesday, February 19
  Topic 3 - Overview of C++
• Tuesday, February 26
  Topic 3 (continued)
• Tuesday, March 4
  Topic 3 (continued)
• Tuesday, March 11
  Topic 4 - Links, Stacks, and Queues
  Suggested Reading: Weiss Ch. 3
• Tuesday, March 25
  Topic 4 (continued)
  Program #1 explained
• Tuesday, April 1
  Topic 5 - Sorting
  Suggested Reading: Weiss Ch. 7
• Tuesday, April 8
  Topic 5 (continued)
• Tuesday, April 15
  Topic 5 (continued)
• Tuesday, April 22
  Topic 5 (continued)
  Program #2 explained
• Tuesday, April 29
  Topic 6 - Trees
  Suggested Reading: Weiss Ch. 4
  
• Tuesday, April 6
  Topic 6 (continued)
• Tuesday, April 13
  Topic 7 - Hash Table
  Suggested Reading: Weiss Ch. 5