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).
Shortest Paths Revisited, NP-Complete Problems and What To Do About Them
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Shortest Paths Revisited, NP-Complete Problems and What To Do About Them
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Instructor: Tim Roughgarden
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TL
Reviewed on Mar 4, 2018
Thanks a lot. It is time consuming, need a lot of thinking and practising to finish the homework. And it is worth taking. After this, we can go deep into cs.
SA
Reviewed on Mar 15, 2020
A really well-crafted specialization. Has something for everyone from a beginner to an advanced Computer Science student.
CK
Reviewed on Jul 29, 2025
The whole Algorithm course is quite informative. Worthy to review the entire series of videos several times.
