University of Nevada Las Vegas
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
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Computer Science 789
Topics: Online Algorithms
Fall 2006

Check the Assignments and Lecture Topics Page frequently.

Revised August 29, 2006.

Instructor:
Dr. Larmore
Office, TBE B378B. Telephone ☎ 702-895-1096, larmore@cs.unlv.edu
Office Hours: Subject to change.
8:00 -- 9:00 Tuesdays and Thursdays.
10:00 -- 11:000 Tuesdays and Thursdays.
1:00 -- 2:00 Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Contacting Me:
It's best to send me email at larmore@cs.unlv.edu. Be sure to write "CS789" in the subject field so that I know what the message is about. (I delete lots of messages without reading them, based on the subject fields.)
You may also telephone my office and leave a message.
Please, never try to communicate with me by leaving notes on my door, under my door, or in my mailbox in the department office, as those notes get lost, and I can't retrieve them remotely.
If it is absolutely necessary to give me something, please leave it with the department staff, but do not put it into my mailbox or push it under my door. In this case, please also send me an email message stating that the item has been left for me.
Days of Instruction:
August 29, 2006 - December 7, 2006.
Thanksgiving Day Recess:
November 23, 2006.
Time of Instruction:
11:30 - 12:45, Tuesday and Thursday.
Place of Instruction:
TBE B174.
Final Examination:
Thursday, December 14, 10:10 AM -- 12:10 PM.
Textbook:
Online Computation and Competitive Analysis, by Allan Borodin and Ran El-Yaniv. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0-521-56392-5.
Prerequisites: There are no formal prerequisites. However:
Familiarity with algorithms.
Background in discrete mathematics.
Ability to understand proofs.
Written Homework:
will be assigned, collected, and graded. You are permitted to discuss homework.
Examinations:
The first examination will be TBA.
The second examination will be TBA.

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