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Degree course in
Computer science
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences

ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURES
cod. 14839

Academic year 2012/13
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Grazia LOTTI
Academic discipline
Informatica (INF/01)
Field
Discipline informatiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
72 hours
of face-to-face activities
9 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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lectures timetable unavailable
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Learning objectives

The goal of the course is to familiarize students with algorithms, data struc-
tures and with the techniques needed for analyzing their efficiency.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

This course presents an introduction to the most important data structures and
to the techniques for designing efficient computer algorithms. General topics
include asymptotics, solving recurrence, algorithm design, analysis of algorithms
and data structures.

Full programme

• Undecidability, intractability of computational problems.
• Computational complexity: models of computation, analysis of algorithms.
• Divide and conquer technique, recurrence relations, the main Lemma.
• Basic data structures: linked lists, stacks, queues, trees.
• Comparison-based sorting algorithms: Insertionsort, Mergesort, Quick-
sort, Heapsort.
• Lower bounds for sorting and searching.
• Sorting in linear time.
• Median and order statistics.
• Introduction to dynamic programming and Greedy technique.
• Binary trees, binary search trees, AVL trees, B-trees.
• Hash tables.
• Graphs, BFS,DFS, DAG, topological sort, strong components.
• Union-find, MST, Kruskal’s algorithm, Prim’s algorithm.
• Dijkstra’s algorithm, Bellman-Ford algorithm.

Bibliography

• T. Cormen, C. Leiserson, R. Rivest, C. Stein, Introduction to Algorithms,
McGraw-Hill;
• C. Demetrescu, I. Finocchi, G.F. Italiano, Algoritmi e strutture dati,
McGraw-Hill;
• R. Sedgwick, Algorithms in C++, Princeton University.

Teaching methods

Lessons, exercises and Lab.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written and oral exam.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

E. segreteria.scienze@unipr.it
T. 0521 90 5116

Quality assurance office

Education manager
dr. Claudia Buga
T. 0521 90 2842
Office e-mail: smfi.didattica@unipr.it
Manager e-mail: claudia.buga@unipr.it

President of the degree course

Prof. Alessandro Dal Palù
E. alessandro.dalpalu@unipr.it

Faculty advisor

Prof. Vincenzo Arceri
E. vincenzo.arceri@unipr.it

Career guidance delegate

Prof. Roberto Alfieri
E. roberto.alfieri@unipr.it

Tutor Proffesors

Prof. Enea Zaffanella
E. enea.zaffanella@unipr.it

Erasmus Delegates

Prof. Roberto Bagnara
E. roberto.bagnara@unipr.it
Student tutor dr. Anna Macaluso
E. anna.macaluso@studenti.unipr.it

Quality assurance manager

Prof. Roberto Alfieri
E. roberto.alfieri@unipr.it

Internships

Prof. Roberto Alfieri
E. roberto.alfieri@unipr.it

Tutor students

Tutor a.a. 2021-2022 dr. Francesco Manfredi
E. francescosaverio.manfredi@studenti.unipr.it

Student representatives: 
Greta Dolcetti 
Massimo Frati
Davide Tarpini