Approximation Algorithms

CSCI-4040

Algorithms with provable guarantees on the quality of their solutions are a powerful way of dealing with intractable problems. This course covers fundamental techniques for designing approximation algorithms. Possible topics include: semi-definite and linear programming, inapproximability and the PCP theorem, randomized rounding, metrics and cuts, primal-dual methods, and online algorithms.

4 credits

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Approximation Algorithms (4c)
  • Elliot I. Anshelevich
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Approximation Algorithms (4c)
  • Elliot I. Anshelevich
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