LEA

Complexity Theory

  • Lecturer:
    Prof. Dr. Ernst W. Mayr
  • Module:
    IN2007, TUMonline
  • Area:
    4+2 lectures per week in area III (Theoretical Computer Science)
    core course, topic algorithms
  • Time and Place:
    Tuesday, 08:25–09:55, MI HS 2
    Friday, 08:25–09:55, 00.13.009A
  • Exercises
    2 hours per week exercises accompanying the lectures
    Teaching Assistant: Chris Pinkau
  • Exam:
    The exam will take place on Th August 2, 2012 from 08:30 to 11:30 The mentioned time is the net process time. Please attend 15 minutes before.
    The only permitted aid is an A4-page that contains notes written on both sides by your own hand. (Printers are not allowed.)
  • Audience:
    graduate students of computer science
    students with computer science as minor
  • ECTS: 8 Punkte
  • Prerequisites:
    1st and 2nd year courses
    Course Efficient Algorithms and Datastructures I advantageous, but not required.
    Course Randomized Algorithms advantageous, but not required.
  • Recommended for:
    Extended knowledge in complexity theory
  • Slides:
    April:April 17, 2012 April 20, 2012
    April 24, 2012 April 27, 2012
    May:May 4, 2012
    May 8, 2012 May 11, 2012
    May 15. 2012 May 18. 2012
    And here is everything in one file! 
    (Hints for using the slides)
  • Literature:
    S. Arora, B. Barak:
    Computational Complexity --- A Modern Approach
    Cambridge University Press, 2009; text book
    J.L. Balcázar, J. Díaz, J. Gabarró:
    Structural Complexity I (and II)
    EATCS Monographs, Springer-Verlag; accompanying
    K.R. Reischuk:
    Einführung in die Komplexitätstheorie
    Teubner-Verlag; excerpts
    Ch. Papadimitriou:
    Computational Complexity
    Addison-Wesley
    G. Ausiello, P. Crescenzi, G. Gambosi, V. Kann, A. Marchetti-Spaccamela, M. Protasi:
    Complexity and Approximation --- Combinatorial optimization problems and their approximability properties
    Springer-Verlag
  • Office Hours:
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