The primary topics in this part of the specialization are: asymptotic ("Big-oh") notation, sorting and searching, divide and conquer (master method, integer and matrix multiplication, closest pair), and randomized algorithms (QuickSort, contraction algorithm for min cuts).
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Divide and Conquer, Sorting and Searching, and Randomized Algorithms
Stanford University
Course 1 of 4 in the Specialization Algorithms
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Week 3
The QuickSort algorithm and its analysis; probability review.
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