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(rev. 2014/02/26)
 
[2014/02/26: Adjust Quiz #1 date change]
[2014/02/25: Move back Quiz #1]
[2014/01/14: Initial Edits]
 WORK SCHEDULE FOR CS 4440 -- Spring 2014 
WEEK #1: Jan 27 - Jan 31
-  WEEK #1  CS 4440 meets for the first time in P-102 on
     Tuesday, Jan 28.  
 -  Let me know immediately if you need a CS Lab computer account or a new
     password on your existing account. 
 -  Figure on having to cover an average of close to 19 pages per week in our
     text book: "Kleinberg-Tardos".  
 -  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Read the course description & this schedule (important!!)
     
 -  Kleinberg-Tardos: chapter 1, ch 1 solved exercises 
     
 
 
 
 -  Possible Lecture Topics:
     
 
WEEK #2: Feb 03 - Feb 07
-  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: sections 4.1-4.2
     
 
 
 -   ♭ ♬  
 
WEEK #3: Feb 10 - Feb 14
-  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: sections 4.4-4.6
     
 
 
 
WEEK #4: Feb 17 - Feb 21
-  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: ch 4 solved exercises, sections 5.1-5.2
     
 
 
 
WEEK #5: Feb 24 - Feb 28
-  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: sections 5.3-5.4, ch 5 solved exercises 
     
 
 
WEEK #6: Mar 03 - Mar 07
-  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: sections 6.1-6.4
     
 
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  QUIZ #1: Tuesday, Mar 04  on:
     
 -    Problem Session for QUIZ #1: 
     Thursday, Mar 06  on:
     
 
WEEK #7: Mar 10 - Mar 14 
-  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: sections 6.6-6.8
     
 
 -    QUIZ #1: Tuesday, Mar 11  on:
     
 -  
  Problem Session for QUIZ #1: 
     Tuesday, Mar 11  on:
     
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  QUIZ #1: Thursday, Mar 13  on:
     
 
WEEK #8: Mar 17 - Mar 21 
-  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: section 6.9, ch 6 solved exercises, 
          section 7.1
     
 
 
 -   March 17:  
     ☘ 
 -   March 20:  
         春 
 
WEEK #9: Mar 24 - Mar 28 
-  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: sections 7.2-7.3
     
 
 
 
WEEK #10: Mar 31 - Apr 04
-   No Classes Monday, March 31 - Cesar Chavez
     birthday holiday. 
 -  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: sections 7.5, 7.7-7.8
     
 
 
WEEK #11: Apr 07 - Apr 11
-  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: sections 7.9-7.10, 7.12, ch 7 solved exercises
     
 
 
WEEK #12: Apr 14 - Apr 18
-  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: sections 8.1-8.4
     
 
 
 -    Problem Session for QUIZ #2: 
     Tuesday, Apr 15  on:
     
 -    QUIZ #2: Thursday, Apr 17  on:
     
 
  SPRING BREAK: Apr 19 - Apr 27
WEEK #13: Apr 28 - May 02
-  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: sections 8.5-8.7
     
 
 
 
WEEK #14: May 05 - May 09
-  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: sections 8.8-8.10, ch 8 solved exercises, 
          section 9.1
     
 
 
WEEK #15: May 12 - May 16
-  Reading Assignment:
     
     -  Kleinberg-Tardos: sections 9.2-9.5, ch 9 solved exercises
     
 
 
  FINAL EXAM:  is scheduled for 
Thursday, May 22, 2014 from 11:15 to 13:15. The exam will be given in the
regular classroom: P-102.  
The final will be comprehensive.