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CS 758/858: Algorithms COVID Algorithms This Class Complexity Wheeler Ruml (UNH) Class 1, CS 758 – 1 / 25 Prof. Wheeler Ruml TA Sumanta Kashyapi http://www.cs.unh.edu/ ~ ruml/cs758 4 handouts: course info, schedule, slides, asst 1 2 online handouts: programming tips, formulas 1 physical sign-up sheet/laptop (for grades, piazza)

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CS 758/858: Algorithms

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Algorithms

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Complexity

Wheeler Ruml (UNH) Class 1, CS 758 – 1 / 25

Prof. Wheeler RumlTA Sumanta Kashyapi

http://www.cs.unh.edu/~ruml/cs758

4 handouts:course info, schedule, slides, asst 1

2 online handouts:programming tips, formulas

1 physical sign-up sheet/laptop (for grades, piazza)

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check your Wildcat Pass before coming to campus if you have concerns, let me know

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web: search, caching, crypto networking: routing, synchronization, failover machine learning: data mining, recommendation, prediction bioinformatics: alignment, matching, clustering hardware: design, simulation, verification business: allocation, planning, scheduling AI: robotics, games

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Algorithm

precisely defined mechanical steps terminates input and related output

What might we want to know about it?

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Computer scientist 6= programmer

understand program behavior have confidence in results, performance know when optimality is abandoned solve ‘impossible’ problems sets you apart (eg, Amazon.com)

CPUs aren’t getting faster Devices are getting smaller Software is the differentiator ‘Software is eating the world’ — Marc Andreessen, 2011 Everything is computation

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The Word: Abu ‘Abdallah Muh.ammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmı

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Wheeler Ruml (UNH) Class 1, CS 758 – 7 / 25

780-850 ADBorn in Uzbekistan,

worked in Baghdad.Solution of linear and

quadratic equations.Founder of algebra.Popularized arabic numerals,

decimal positional numbers→ algorism (manipulatingdigits)→ algorithm.

The Compendious Book on

Calculation by Completion

and Balancing, 830.

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The Founder: Donald E. Knuth

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invented algorithm analysisThe Art of Computer

Programming, vol. 1, 1968

developed TEX,literate programming

many famous studentspublished in MAD magazine

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requires 531/659 (formal thinking), 515 (data structures, C) some intentional overlap! central (required for BS CS and BS DS) same content, assignments, grading both semesters continuous improvement!

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‘Greatest Hits’

1. data structures: trees, tries, hashing2. algorithms: divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming,

greedy, graphs3. correctness: invariants4. complexity: time and space5. NP-completeness: reductions

Not including

1. (much) computability2. (many) randomized algorithms3. parallel algorithms4. distributed algorithms5. numerical algorithms, eg: crypto, linear algebra6. geometric algorithms7. on-line or ‘run forever’ algorithms8. fancy analysis

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names → faces sign up sheet General information

contact, books, C, due dates, collaboration, piazza.com

Schedule

wildcard slot

Expectations

50/4=12.5; 50/3=16.7 2018: median 12, mean 12.8, stddev 5.5

Feedback is always needed and appreciated.

eg, EOLQs. Try coming to my office hours!

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Bubble Sort Selection Sort Insertion Sort Shell Sort Merge Sort Heap Sort Quick Sort

How to sort one million records?

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Bubble Sort Selection Sort Insertion Sort Shell Sort Merge Sort Heap Sort Quick Sort

How to sort one million records?

How to sort one billion 16-bit integers?

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Bubble Sort Selection Sort Insertion Sort Shell Sort Merge Sort Heap Sort Quick Sort

How to sort one million records?

How to sort one billion 16-bit integers?

How to sort one trillion 4-bit integers?

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For n numbers in the range 0 to k:

1. for i from 0 to k

2. count[i] ← 03. for each input number x4. increment count[x]5. for i from 0 to k

6. do count[i] times7. emit i

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For n numbers in the range 0 to k:

1. for i from 0 to k

2. count[i] ← 03. for each input number x4. increment count[x]5. for i from 0 to k

6. do count[i] times7. emit i

Correctness?

Complexity?

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property 1: output is in sorted orderproof sketch: output loop increments i, never decrements

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property 1: output is in sorted orderproof sketch: output loop increments i, never decrements

property 2: output contains same numbers as inputinvariant:

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property 1: output is in sorted orderproof sketch: output loop increments i, never decrements

property 2: output contains same numbers as inputinvariant: for each value,

remaining input + sum of counts = totalproof sketch:

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property 1: output is in sorted orderproof sketch: output loop increments i, never decrements

property 2: output contains same numbers as inputinvariant: for each value,

remaining input + sum of counts = totalproof sketch:initialized/established: before line 3maintained: through lines 3–4at termination: no remaining input

each number printed count timestherefore, output has same numbers as input

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For n numbers in the range 0 to k:

1. for i from 0 to k

2. count[i] ← 03. for each input number x4. increment count[x]5. for i from 0 to k

6. do count[i] times7. emit i

Correctness? Yes.

Complexity?

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RAM model: no cacheorder of growthworst-case

[ try with previous slide ]

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For n numbers in the range 0 to k:

1. for i from 0 to k O(k)2. count[i] ← 03. for each input number x O(n)4. increment count[x]5. for i from 0 to k O(k + n)6. do count[i] times7. emit i

O(k + n+ k + n) = O(2n+ 2k) = O(n+ k) 6= O(n lgn)

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ignore constant factorsingore ‘start-up costs’upper bound

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ignore constant factorsingore ‘start-up costs’upper bound

n0

f(n)

c·g(n)

f(n) = O(g(n))

eg, running time is O(n logn)

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O(g(n)) = f(n) : there exist positive constants c, n0

such that f(n) ≤ cg(n) for all n ≥ no

We can upper-bound (the tail of) f by scaling up g.

Note non-transitive use of =. Pronounced ‘is’.

Eg:

1. 0.002x2 − 35, 456x+ 280

2. O(n2) vs O(n3)3. O(2n) vs O(3n)4. O(2n) vs O(2n+2) vs O(22n) vs O(nn)

“What is n?”

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is n3 = O(n2)0.2x2 − 456x+ 220

10n2 + 5nO(n2) vs O(n3)

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Upper bound (‘order of’):O(g(n)) = f(n) : there exist positive constants c, n0

such that f(n) ≤ cg(n) for all n ≥ no

Lower bound:Ω(g(n)) = f(n) : there exist positive constants c, n0

such that cg(n) ≤ f(n) for all n ≥ no

Tight bound:Θ(g(n)) = f(n) : there exist positive constants c1, c2, n0

such that c1g(n) ≤ f(n) ≤ c2g(n) for all n ≥ no

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Upper bound (’dominated by’):

o(g(n)) = f(n) : limn→∞

f(n)g(n) = 0

Lower bound (’dominates’):

ω(g(n)) = f(n) : limn→∞

f(n)g(n) =∞

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