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Courses of Study 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CS 4814 - [Introduction to Computational Complexity]


     
Fall. Not offered 2016-2017. 3 credits.

Prerequisite: CS 4820 .

D. Steurer.

Explores the power and limitations of efficient algorithms. Compares basic models of computations such as finite automata, Boolean circuits, and Turing machines. Illustrates the notion of computational intractability through the concept NP-completeness and the computational foundations of modern cryptography. Investigates the role of randomness and approximation in the modern theory of computing.



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