Intro to Theoretical Computer Science

Course

English

Source

From www.udacity.com

Conditions

Self-paced
Free Access

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8 Sequences
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Syllabus

Lesson 1: Challenging Problems

An introduction to tough problems and their analysis

Lesson 2: Understanding Hardness

What we mean when a problem is “hard” and the concept of NP-completeness

Lesson 3: Showing Hardness

Tools to let you recognize and prove that a problem is hard

Lesson 4: Intelligent Force

Smart techniques to solve problems that should – theoretically – be impossible to solve

Lesson 5: Sloppy Solutions

Gaining speed by accepting approximate solutions

Lesson 6: Poking Around

Why randomness can be of help – sometimes. An introduction to complexity classes.

Lesson 7: Ultimate Limits

Problems that no computer can ever solve. In theory.

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Sebastian Wernicke - Sebastian studied Bioinformatics at Universität Tübingen and holds a Ph.D. from Universität Jena in Germany, where his research focused on finding efficient algorithms for computationally hard problems on biological networks. After several years of strategic consulting for pharma companies and financial services, he's currently working with Seven Bridges Genomics, a big data bioinformatics startup. He is also well-known for his TED Talks, especially the one on the statistics of TED Talks..

Platform

Udacity is a for-profit educational organization founded by Sebastian Thrun, David Stavens, and Mike Sokolsky offering massive open online courses (MOOCs). According to Thrun, the origin of the name Udacity comes from the company's desire to be "audacious for you, the student". While it originally focused on offering university-style courses, it now focuses more on vocational courses for professionals.

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