COMS W4236 - Introduction to computational complexity

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Columbia University in the City of New York

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Prerequisites: COMS W3261. Develops a quantitative theory of the computational difficulty of problems in terms of the resources (eg. time, space) needed to solve them. Classification of problems into complexity classes, reductions and completeness. Power and limitations of different modes of computation such as nondeterminism, randomization, interaction and parallelism.

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.columbia.edu

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(212) 854-1754

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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