The primary topics in this part of the specialization are: shortest paths (Bellman-Ford, Floyd-Warshall, Johnson), NP-completeness and what it means for the algorithm designer, and strategies for coping with computationally intractable problems (analysis of heuristics, local search).
This course is part of the Algorithms Specialization
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Skills you will gain
- Data Structure
- Algorithms
- Np-Completeness
- Dynamic Programming
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TOP REVIEWS FROM SHORTEST PATHS REVISITED, NP-COMPLETE PROBLEMS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM
This is the most challenging course in this specialization. Assignments as well as test questions require good amount of thinking.
One of the best courses I did on Coursera.
Fantastic course by a fantastic Teacher, Prof. Roughgarden manages to turn the dry subject of Algorithms into a hot sexy one!!
Great one for people with advanced understanding! Others will find it slightly hard to follow!
Excellent course! The lectures provide clear and rigorous explanations, and the coding exercises are appropriately challenging.
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