Algorithms in Discrete Mathematics

Code:

M2007

Acronym:

M2007

Level:

200

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Mathematics

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Mathematics
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Mathematics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:B	0	Official Study Plan	3	-	6	56	162
L:M	90	Official Study Plan	2	-	6	56	162
L:Q	0	study plan from 2016/17	3	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

It is intended that by the end of this course the student can:
• Complete and give structure to some previously acquired basic knowledge;

• Solve problems through structured elementary methods;
• Understand and apply basic and universal concepts, that are basic for several tools of various sciences, in a context close to the applications;
• Use (and create, whenever possible) algorithmic solutions to various problems.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Mandatory literature

Bender Edward A. 1942-; Mathematics for algorithm and systems analysis

Complementary Bibliography

Bondy J. A.; Graph theory with applications. ISBN: 0-333-17791-6
Cormen Thomas H.; Introduction to algorithms. ISBN: 9780262031417 hbk
Sedgewick Robert 1946-; An introduction to the analysis of algorithms. ISBN: 978-0-201-40009-0

Teaching methods and learning activities

keywords

Physical sciences > Mathematics > Algorithms
Physical sciences > Mathematics > Combinatorial analysis

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

There will be (between 2 and 4) optional tests during the semester, worth 15/20. The marks obtained on each test can be used on the final exam, as described below.

The final exam consists of N+1 parts, where N is the number of tests that took place during the semester, and each of these N parts corresponds to one of the tests. The mark on one of these parts is the maximum of the marks obtained on the corresponding test and on that part of the exam. On the second exam period, the maximum will also be over the mark on the corresponding part on the normal exam period. Together, these N parts are worth 15/20. The remaining part on the exam is worth 5/20 and does not correspond to any of the tests.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Any type of special student evaluation may take one of the following forms: exclusively an oral examination; an oral examination plus a written examination, the student being required to pass both of them; only a written examination. The option for one of them is the sole responsibility of the professors in charge of the course unit.

Observations

Article 13 of General Regulations for Student Evaluation at the levels of First Cycle, Integrated Masters, and Second Cycle at U.Porto, approved on May 19, 2010 (cf. http://www.fc.up.pt/fcup/documentos/documentos.php?ap=3&ano=2011): "Fraud committed during an exam, in any form, implies the annulment of the exam and the communication to the statutorily competent organ for possible disciplinary action."

Any student may be required to take an oral examination should there be any doubts concerning his/her performance on the assessment pieces.

Jury:
Samuel António de Sousa Dias Lopes
Pedro Ventura Alves da Silva