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This is an advanced undergraduate course on algorithms. This course examines such topics as greedy algorithms, dynamic programming, graph algorithms, string processing, and algorithms for ...

At present, competitive programming is gaining popularity everywhere, and it's not only limited to Computer Science students either. But between all the noise, it is hard for a beginner to navigate ...

If Vladimir Putin glances out the windows of the Kremlin at just the right moment, he has a chance of glimpsing the world’s best computer programmer in Google’s Moscow office across the river. Wired ...

Probabilistic programming has emerged as a powerful paradigm that integrates uncertainty directly into computational models. By embedding probabilistic constructs into conventional programming ...

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