Jul 31, 2025  
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026
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CSCI 6040 - Approximation Algorithms


Algorithms with provable guarantees on the quality of their solutions are a powerful way of dealing with intractable problems. This course covers fundamental techniques for designing approximation algorithms. Possible topics include: semi-definite and linear programming, inapproximability and the PCP theorem, randomized rounding, metrics and cuts, primal-dual methods, and online algorithms.

Prerequisite: Prior knowledge of CSCI 4020  

When Offered: FALL TERM, ODD YEARS

Co-Listed: CSCI 4040 . Students cannot receive credit for both CSCI 4040  and CSCI 6040.

Graded: GRADED

Credit Hours: 4



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