Lectures and Recitations

From 6.006 Introduction to Algorithms

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Introduction and Document Distance

Lecture 1, Introduction and Document Distance

• Document Distance (docdist{1,2,3,4}.py)
• Readings: CLRS, Chapters 1, 2, 3.

Recitation 1, Document Distance in Python (docdist{1,2,3,4}.py)

• Victor's Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote]

Lecture 2, More Document Distance, Mergesort

• Document Distance (docdist{5,6}.py)
• Readings: CLRS, Sections 11.1 and 11.2.

Recitation 2, Python Cost Model, Review for Asymptotic Notation & Mergesort

• Victor's Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote] | [Zipped Data (Numbers)]
• Python Cost Model

Binary Search Trees

Lecture 3, Airplane scheduling; Binary Search Trees

• Binary Search Trees (including code)
• Readings: CLRS, Chapter 10 and Sections 12.1-12.3

Recitation 3, Binary Search Trees

• Victor's Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote]
• Code for Binary Search Trees augmented with subtree size [Python]

Lecture 4, Balanced Binary Search Trees

• See Binary Search Trees for AVL code
• Readings: CLRS, Sections 13.1 and 13.2 for a different approach (red-black trees)
• AVL tree animation applet

Recitation 4, AVL Trees (Balanced Binary Search Trees)

• Hueihan's Slides [PDF ]
• Victor's Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote]
• Code for AVL Trees: [Python] (uses the BST code from Recitation 3)

Hashing

Lecture 5, Hashing I: Chaining, Hash Functions

• Document Distance (docdist-dict.py)

Recitation 5, Hashing in Python, Mutability

• Hueihan's Slides [PDF ]
• Victor's Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote]
• The dangers of mutable dictionary keys: [Python Demo]

Lecture 6, Hashing II: Table Doubling, Karp-Rabin

• Reading: CLRS, Chapter 17 and Section 32.2

Recitation 6, Karp-Rabin review, Rolling Hashes principles and code

• Victor's Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote]
• Super-awesome Rolling Hash code: [Python]

Lecture 7, Hashing III: Open Addressing

• Reading: CLRS, Section 11.4 (and 11.3.3 and 11.5 if interested)

Recitation 7, Open Addressing: theory review, Python code; More Rolling Hashes (for Rabin Karp)

• Victor's Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote]
• Open Addressing code: [Python]

Sorting

Lecture 8, Sorting I: Heaps

• Reading: CLRS, Sections 2.1-2.3 and 6.1-6.2

Recitation 8, Overview of Sorting Methods; Heaps as Data Structures: Principles, Sorting, Priority Queues

• Hueihan's Slides [PDF]
• Victor's Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote]

Lecture 9, Sorting II: Heaps

• Reading: CLRS, Sections 6.1-6.4

Lecture 10, Sorting III: Lower Bounds, Linear-Time Sorting

• Reading: CLRS, Sections 8.1-8.4

Recitation 9, Quiz Review: Interesting Problems

• Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote]

Lecture 11, Sorting IV: Stable Sorting, Radix Sort

Recitation 10, Counting,Radix and Bucket Sorting, Gas simulation

• Hueihan's Slides [PDF]

Searching

Lecture 12, Searching I: Graph Search, Representations, and Applications

• Simple Python code for graphs
• Reading: CLRS, Sections 22.1-22.3 and B.4

Lecture 13, Searching II: Breadth-First Search and Depth-First Search

• Reading: CLRS, Sections 22.2-22.3

Lecture 14, Searching III: Topological Sort and NP-completeness

• Reading: CLRS, Sections 22.4 and 34.1-34.3 (at a high level)

Recitation 12, BFS and DFS

• Python code for breadth-first-search
• Python code for depth-first-search
• Victor's Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote]

Shortest Paths

Lecture 15, Shortest Paths I: Intro

• Reading: CLRS, Chapter 24 (Intro)

Recitation 13, Assistance for PS

• Victor's Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote]

Lecture 16, Shortest Paths II: Bellman-Ford

Recitation 14, Generic Shortest-Path Algorithm: Concepts, Properties; Bellman-Ford: Examples, Negative-Cost Cycles

No slides, you had to be there to get the material :)

Lecture 17, Shortest Paths III: Dijkstra

• Reading: CLRS, 24.2, 24.3

Recitation 15, Hands-on Dijkstra: Pseudocode, Preconditions, Examples, Why It Works; Priority Queues: Review, Extended Python Implementation

• Victor's Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote]

Lecture 18, Shortest Paths IV: Dijkstra Speedups

• Reading: Wagner Paper up to section 3.2

Recitation 16, Array implementation of Dijkstra

• partial python code for Dijkstra

Dynamic Programming

Lecture 19, Dynamic Programming I: Memoization, Fibonacci, Crazy Eights, Guessing

• Reading: CLRS, Chapter 15

Recitation 17, Hands-on Dynamic Programming: Big Ideas, Memoization in Fibonacci, Crazy Cards

• Victor's Notes [PDF] | [DOCX (MS Word 2007+)]

Lecture 20, Dynamic Programming II: Longest Common Subsequence, Parent Pointers

Recitation 18, More Dynamic Programming: Beating Super Mario Bros, Getting Points Back on Tests (LCS)

• Hueihan's Slides [PDF]
• Victor's Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote]
• Beating Super Mario Brothers: [YouTube Video]
• The concept of Pure Pwnage: [YouTube Video]

Lecture 21, Dynamic Programming III: Text Justification, Parenthesization, Knapsack, Pseudopolynomial Time, Tetris Training

Recitation 19, Even More Dynamic Programming: Maxiumum-sum Sub-array, Pwning at Tetris

• Victor's Slides [PDF] | [Zipped Keynote]
• Pure Pwnage applied to Tetris: [YouTube Video]

Lecture 22, Dynamic Programming IV: Piano Fingering, Structural DP (Trees), Vertex Cover, Dominating Set, Beyond

• For fun, see papers on piano fingering and polyphonic piano fingering via DP.
• For fun, watch the Metamorphosis of the Cube video, which illustrates a folding DP.