CSE 30331/CSE 34331 is about the data structures and algorithms that are the core of computer science and the building blocks for nearly every computer program you will write. In this course, you will explore the fundamental techniques in the design and analysis of non-numerical algorithms and their data structures. Elementary data structures such as lists, stacks, queues and more advanced ones such as priority queues and search trees will be examined along with design techniques such as divide-and-conquer in the context of sorting and searching and graph algorithms.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will know these data structures inside and out:

Class Information

Lecture (Bui)
M/W/F 10:30AM - 11:20AM
127 Hayes Healy Center
Lecture (Kumar)
M/W/F 2:00PM - 2:50PM
129 DeBartolo Hall
Lecture (London)
T/TH TBD
Mailing List (Class)
cse-30331-fa16-class-list@nd.edu
Mailing List (Staff)
cse-30331-fa16-staff-list@nd.edu
Slack
#cse-30331-fa16
GitLab
Group, Assignments, Examples

Instructors

Instructor
Peter Bui (pbui@nd.edu)
Office Hours
M/W/F 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM and by appointment
Office Location
350 Fitzpatrick Hall
Instructor
Shreya Kumar (skumar5@nd.edu)
Office Hours
T/TH 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Office Location
384D Fitzpatrick Hall

Teaching Assistants

Teaching Assistant
Alexandr Birjukov (abiryuko@nd.edu)
Office Hours
T/F 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Office Location
Engineering Library
Teaching Assistant
Gonzalo Martinez (gmarti11@nd.edu)
Office Hours
T 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, W 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Office Location
213 Cushing Hall
Teaching Assistant
Anna McMahon (amcmaho4@nd.edu)
Office Hours
W 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Office Location
Innovation Lab (La Fortune Basement)
Teaching Assistant
Katie Quinn (kquinn1@nd.edu)
Office Hours
W 11:45 AM - 1:45pm
Office Location
Google Hangouts
Teaching Assistant
Charles Shinaver (cshinave@nd.edu)
Office Hours
W 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Office Location
Engineering Library
Teaching Assistant
Daheng Wang (dwang8@nd.edu)
Office Hours
M/TH 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Office Location
213 Cushing Hall
Teaching Assistant
Hao Zheng (hzheng3@nd.edu)
Office Hours
T/Th 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Office Location
212 Cushing Hall

Help Protocol

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  6. Office
Unit Date Topics Assignment
Introduction 08/24 Introduction, Syllabus Slides (Bui) Slides (Kumar) Handout Reading 00
08/26 ADTs, Complexity Slides (Bui) Slides (Kumar)
Unit 1: Fundamental Data Structures 08/29 C++, Dynamic Arrays Slides (Bui) Slides (Kumar) Reading 01
08/31 Linked Lists Slides (Bui) Challenge 01
09/02 Stacks, Queues, Deques Slides (Bui)
09/05 Binary Trees Slides (Bui) Reading 02
09/07 C++11, Smart Pointers Challenge 02
09/09 Arithmetic Scheme Interpreter
Unit 2: Sorting and Priority Queues 09/12 Priority Queues, Binary Heaps Slides (Bui) Reading 03
09/14 Selection Sort, Insertion Sort, Heap Sort Slides (Bui) Challenge 03
09/16 Recursion, Divide and Conquer Slides (Bui) Project 01
09/19 Merge Sort Slides (Bui) Reading 04
09/21 Quick Sort Slides (Bui) Challenge 04
09/23 Sorting Linked Lists Slides (Bui)
Unit 3: Searching and Search Trees 09/26 Binary Search and BSTs Slides (Bui) Reading 05
09/28 B-Trees Slides (Bui) Challenge 05
09/30 Red-black Trees Slides (Bui) Project 02
10/03 Red-black Trees Reading 06
10/05 Treaps Slides (Bui) Challenge 06
10/07 Key-Value Store I Slides (Bui)
Midterm 10/10 Review
10/12 Checklist 01
10/14 Midterm
Fall Break
Unit 4: Hash Tables 10/24 Hash Tables Slides Reading 07
10/26 Separate Chaining Slides Challenge 07
10/28 Hash Functions Slides Project 03
10/31 Open Addressing Slides Reading 08
11/02 Bucket Sort Slides Challenge 08
11/04 Bitsets Slides
Unit 5: Graphs 11/07 Graph Representations Slides Reading 09
11/09 Graph Traversals Slides Challenge 09
11/11 Topological Sort Slides Project 04
11/14 Shortest Path Slides Reading 10
11/16 Minimum Spanning Tree Slides Challenge 10
Miscellaneous Topics 11/18 Git Slides
11/21 Map-Reduce Slides Reading 11
11/23 Thanksgiving
11/25 Thanksgiving
11/28 Bloom Filters Slides Challenge 11
11/30 Test-Driven Development Project 05
Final Project 12/02 Sprint
12/05 Sprint
12/07 Presentations
12/09 Presentations Slides Final Project
Final 12/12 Final (Bui) Checklist 02
12/15 Final (Shreya)

Coursework

Component Points
Readings Weekly reading assignments and corresponding writing prompts. 10 × 4
Challenge Weekly individual programming challenges. 10 × 4
Projects Collaborative group programming projects. 6 × 20
Exams A midterm and a comprehensive final exam. 40 + 60
Total 300

Grading

Grade Points Grade Points Grade Points
A 282-300 A- 270-281
B+ 260-269 B 250-259 B- 240-249
C+ 230-239 C 220-229 C- 210-219
D 180-209 F 0-179

GitLab Repository

All your Readings, Challenges, and Projects are to be submitted to your own private GitLab repository.

  • Readings are due at midnight on the night before the day assigned in the schedule above (ie. Sunday → Monday).
  • Challenges are due at midnight on the night the day assigned in the schedule above (ie. Wednesday→ Thursday).
  • Projects are due at midnight on the night the day assigned in the schedule above (ie. Friday→ Saturday).

Policies

Participation

Students are expected to attend and contribute regularly in class. This means answering questions in class, participating in discussions, and helping other students.

Foreseeable absences should be discussed with the instructor ahead of time.

Classroom Recording

Notre Dame has implemented an Echo360 classroom recording system. This system allows us to record and distribute lectures to you in a secure environment. You can watch these recordings on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. The recordings can be accessed within Sakai. Look for the tool labeled "Echo360 ALP" on the left hand side of the course.

Because we will be recording in the classroom and/or using an active learning environment, your questions and comments may be recorded. (Video recordings typically only capture the front of the classroom.) If you have any concerns about your voice or image being recorded, please speak to me to determine an alternative means of participating. No content will be shared with individuals outside of your course without your permission except for faculty and staff that need access for support or specific academic purposes.

These recordings are jointly copyrighted by the University of Notre Dame and your instructor. Posting them to other websites, including YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, or elsewhere without express, written permission may result in disciplinary action and possible civil prosecution.

Late Work

In the case of a serious illness or other excused absence, as defined by university policies, coursework submissions will be accepted late by the same number of days as the excused absence.

Otherwise, there is a penalty of 25% per day late (except where noted). You may submit some parts of an assignment on time and some parts late. Each submission must clearly state which parts it contains; no part can be submitted more than once.

Honor Code

All work that you submit must be your own. Collaboration is encouraged but must be disclosed by all parties. Print or online resources are allowed, but must be disclosed. However, you may not look at solutions from other current or past students, or any other source.

Students with Disabilities

Any student who has a documented disability and is registered with Disability Services should speak with the professor as soon as possible regarding accommodations. Students who are not registered should contact the Office of Disability Services.

Textbooks

The course will utilize the following textbooks:

Data Structures and Other Objects Using C++

4th Edition, Michael Main and Walter Savitch, Addison-Wesley, 2011. Primary

Data Structures & Algorithm Analysis

3.20.10, Clifford Shaffer, Dover Publications, 2013. Alternative

Algorithms

4th Edition, Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne. Alternative

Open Data Structures

31st Edition, Pat Morin. Alternative

References