IA062 Randomized Algoritms and Computations

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium), z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jozef Gruska, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Mojmír Křetínský, CSc.
Department of Computer Science – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jozef Gruska, DrSc.
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:50 B411
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! I062 Randomized Algorithms
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim: randomized algorithms and methods are becoming one of the key tools for an effective solution of a variety of problems in informatics and its aplications practically in all theoretical and aplication areas.
Syllabus
  • Randomized algorithms and methods.
  • Examples of randomized algorithms.
  • Methods of game theory.
  • Main types of randomized algorithms.
  • Randomized complexity classes.
  • Chernoff's bounds.
  • Moments and deviations.
  • Probabilistic methods.
  • Markov chains and random walks.
  • Algebraic methods.
  • Aplications:
  • Linear programming.
  • Parallel and distributed algoritms.
  • Randomization in cryptography.
  • Randomized methods in theory of numbers.
Literature
  • GRUSKA, Jozef. Foundations of computing. London: International Thompson Computer Press, 1997, xv, 716 s. ISBN 1-85032-243-0. info
  • MOTWANI, Rajeev and Prabhakar RAGHAVAN. Randomized algorithms. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, xiv, 476. ISBN 0521474655. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023.
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