CP312E - Algorithm Design and Analysis I (Spring 2026)

CP312E - Algorithm Design and Analysis I (Spring 2026)

Faculty/Academic Area: Faculty of Science

Department: Physics and Computer Science

Campus: Waterloo

Employee Group: WLUFA

Requisition ID: 10571

Position Title: CP312E – Algorithm Design and Analysis I

Term: Spring 2026 (May 1 – August 30)

Days/Times: Tuesday, Thursday

Hours per week/Hours Total: 3 hours per week / 36 hours total
Type of Course: Lecture (In-Person)

Anticipated Class Size: 120

Additional Course Requirements: n/a

Posted on: January 30, 2026

Posting ends: February 14, 2026

Position Summary

Analysis of the best, average and worst-case behaviors of algorithms. Algorithmic strategies: brute force algorithms, greedy algorithms, divide-and-conquer, branch and bound, backtracking. Fundamental com...