COSC 201 - Algorithms and Data Structues

Algorithms and Data Structure

Computer Science 201

Class Resources

Syllabus (Website or PDF)

Ariel's Office Hours: Schaefer 150, Monday 3 to 4 and Wednesday 1 to 2. You can make an appointment by clicking this link for individual office hours.

TA Office Hours

Text Books: Data Structures & Problem Solving Using Java (Required but not really) and Think Java (a good, free, online book to review with)

Video

Videos should be watched BEFORE 11:59 the night before class begins so that you can practice the skills you learn in the video during class. Worksheets will be accepted late for only 10% credit.

If Statement Review - 8/29/23

Loop Review - 8/29/23

Methods Review - 8/29/23

Arrays and ArrayLists Review - 8/31/23

Insertion, Selection, and Bubble Sort - 9/5/23

Time Complexity Videos (Possibly the most important topic in the course - will be on EVERY quiz) - 9/7/23

Merge Sort - 9/12/23

Quiz 1 Review - No Videos - 9/14/23

Quick Sort - 9/19/23

Objects Review - 9/19/23

Inheritance - 9/21/23

Abstract Classes - 9/21/23

Interfaces - 9/21/23

Generics - 9/21/23

Quiz 2 Sorts- No Videos - 9/26/23

Recursion Review - 9/28/23

Singly Linked Lists - 10/3/23

Doubly Linked Lists - 10/5/23

-- (Optional but HELPFUL) More Linked Lists

Binary Search Trees - 10/12/23

Balanced Binary Search Trees - 10/12/23

Adding and Removing from BBSTs - 10/12/23

BFS & DFS - 10/12/23

Quiz 3 Linked Lists and Polymorphism- No Videos - 10/17/23

Graphs - 10/19/23

Graph Representation - 10/19/23

Quiz 4 Trees and Graphs- No Videos - 10/26/23

Stacks and Queues - 10/26/23

Post Fix Notation - 11/7/23

Hash Tables - 11/9/23

Quiz 5 Stacks and Queues- No Videos - 11/14/23

P vs. NP - 11/21/23

Quiz 6 Hash Tables and Time Complexity - No Videos - 11/28/23

THE END!

Assignments

Homework will be due at 5PM. Late assignments will be given a 10% penalty for every 24 hours late they are and then will not be accepted after 1 week has passed.

Project 1 - Part 1 - 9/8/23

Project 1 - Part 2 - 9/22/23

Project 1 - Part 3 - 9/29/23

Project 2 - Milestone 1 - 10/6/23

Project 1 - Meetings - 10/16-10/20/23

Project 2 - Milestone 2 - 10/27/23

Project 3 - Milestone 1 - 11/7/23 (TUESDAY)

Project 3 - Milestone 2 - 11/10/23

Project 3 - Milestone 3 - 11/21/23

(Sign up for Project 2 Meetings here)

Project 3 - Final Submission - 12/4/23

(Sign up for Project 3 Meetings here)