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Design Analysis Algorithms Notes

The document outlines key topics in the Design and Analysis of Algorithms course (KCS503), including various algorithm design techniques such as Divide and Conquer, Greedy Algorithms, and Dynamic Programming. It also covers sorting algorithms, graph algorithms, string matching algorithms, complexity classes, and additional topics like Skip Lists and Approximation Algorithms. Each section provides examples and time complexities relevant to the discussed algorithms.

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Design Analysis Algorithms Notes

The document outlines key topics in the Design and Analysis of Algorithms course (KCS503), including various algorithm design techniques such as Divide and Conquer, Greedy Algorithms, and Dynamic Programming. It also covers sorting algorithms, graph algorithms, string matching algorithms, complexity classes, and additional topics like Skip Lists and Approximation Algorithms. Each section provides examples and time complexities relevant to the discussed algorithms.

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Important Topics - Design and Analysis of Algorithms (KCS503)

Algorithm Design Techniques

1. Divide and Conquer: Examples include Merge Sort, Quick Sort, and Binary Search.

2. Greedy Algorithms: Example problems - Activity Selection, Fractional Knapsack.

3. Dynamic Programming: Examples - Longest Common Subsequence, Travelling Salesman Problem, and

Floyd-Warshall Algorithm.

4. Backtracking: Examples - N-Queens Problem, Subset Sum Problem.

5. Branch and Bound: Example - Travelling Salesman Problem.

Sorting Algorithms

1. Quick Sort: Average case - O(n log n), Worst case - O(n^2).

2. Merge Sort: Time complexity - O(n log n).

3. Counting Sort: Non-comparison-based sorting algorithm.

4. Insertion Sort: Time complexity - O(n^2), but efficient for small or nearly sorted datasets.

Graph Algorithms

1. Minimum Spanning Tree: Prim's and Kruskal's Algorithms.


Important Topics - Design and Analysis of Algorithms (KCS503)

2. Shortest Path Algorithms: Dijkstra's (Single Source), Floyd-Warshall (All Pairs).

3. Depth First Search (DFS) and Breadth First Search (BFS).

4. Graph Coloring: Applications in scheduling and register allocation.

String Matching Algorithms

1. Naive String Matching: Simplest algorithm.

2. Rabin-Karp: Uses hashing to find pattern in O(n+m) average time.

3. Knuth-Morris-Pratt (KMP): Efficient preprocessing of patterns.

4. Boyer-Moore: Efficient in practice with large alphabets.

Complexity Classes

1. P, NP, NP-Hard, and NP-Complete: Definitions and examples.

2. Examples: Travelling Salesman Problem (NP-Hard), Subset Sum Problem (NP-Complete).

Additional Topics

1. Skip Lists: Probabilistic alternative to balanced trees.

2. Red-Black Trees: Self-balancing binary search trees.


Important Topics - Design and Analysis of Algorithms (KCS503)

3. Binomial and Fibonacci Heaps: Used in graph algorithms like Dijkstra's.

4. Approximation Algorithms: Example - Set Cover Problem.

5. Randomized Algorithms: Monte Carlo and Las Vegas types.

6. Fast Fourier Transform: Used in polynomial multiplication.

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