DAA Syllabus
DAA Syllabus
Understand basic techniques for designing algorithms, including the techniques of recursion, K2, K3
CO 5
divide-and-conquer, and greedy.
DETAILED SYLLABUS 3-1-0
Unit Topic Proposed
Lecture
Introduction: Algorithms, Analyzing Algorithms, Complexity of Algorithms, Growth of
I Functions, Performance Measurements, Sorting and Order Statistics - Shell Sort, Quick Sort, Merge 08
Sort, Heap Sort, Comparison of Sorting Algorithms, Sorting in Linear Time.
Advanced Data Structures: Red-Black Trees, B Trees, Binomial Heaps, Fibonacci Heaps,
II 08
Tries, Skip List
Divide and Conquer with Examples Such as Sorting, Matrix Multiplication, Convex Hull and
Searching.
III Greedy Methods with Examples Such as Optimal Reliability Allocation, Knapsack, Minimum 08
Spanning Trees and Algorithms, Single Source Shortest Paths - and
Bellman Ford Algorithms.
Dynamic Programming with Examples Such as Knapsack. All Pair Shortest Paths and
Algorithms, Resource Allocation Problem.
IV 08
Backtracking, Branch and Bound with Examples Such as Travelling Salesman Problem, Graph
Coloring, n-Queen Problem, Hamiltonian Cycles and Sum of Subsets.
Selected Topics: Algebraic Computation, Fast Fourier Transform, String Matching, Theory of NP-
V 08
Completeness, Approximation Algorithms and Randomized Algorithms
Text books:
1. Thomas H. Coreman, Charles E. Leiserson and Ronald L. Rivest, to Printice Hall of
India.
2. E. Horowitz & S Sahni, "Fundamentals of Computer Algorithms",
3. Aho, Hopcraft, Ullman, Design and Analysis of Computer Pearson Education, 2008.
4. LEE "Design & Analysis of Algorithms (POD)",McGraw Hill
5. Richard E.Neapolitan "Foundations of Algorithms" Jones & Bartlett Learning
6. Jon Kleinberg and Éva Tardos, Algorithm Design, Pearson, 2005.
7. Michael T Goodrich and Roberto Tamassia, Algorithm Design: Foundations, Analysis, and Internet Examples,
Second Edition, Wiley, 2006.
8. Harry R. Lewis and Larry Denenberg, Data Structures and Their Algorithms, Harper Collins, 1997
9. Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne, Algorithms, fourth edition, Addison Wesley, 2011.
10. Harsh Design and Edition,Oxford University Press.
11. Gilles Brassard and Paul Bratley,Algorithmics:Theory and Practice,Prentice Hall,1995.