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Overview
The primary topics in this part of the Greedy Algorithms, Minimum Spanning Trees, and Dynamic Programming course offered by Coursera in partnership with Stanford are: greedy algorithms (scheduling, minimum spanning trees, clustering, Huffman codes) and dynamic programming (knapsack, sequence alignment, optimal search trees).
Skills You Will Gain
- Spanning Tree
- Algorithms
- Dynamic Programming
- Greedy Algorithm
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Courses included:
- Week 1
Two motivating applications; selected review; introduction to greedy algorithms; a scheduling application; Prim's MST algorithm.
- Week 2
Kruskal's MST algorithm and applications to clustering; advanced union-find (optional).
- Week 3
Huffman codes; introduction to dynamic programming.
- Week 4
Advanced dynamic programming: the knapsack problem, sequence alignment, and optimal binary search trees.
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Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
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Visit official programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
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General requirements
- Intermediate Level
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