Catalog Description: Properties of abstract complexity measures; Determinism vs. nondeterminism; time vs. space; complexity hierarchies; aspects of the P-NP question; relative power of various abstract machines.

Units: 3

Prerequisites: 170.

Formats:
Spring: 3 hours of lecture per week
Fall: 3 hours of lecture per week

Grading basis: letter

Final exam status: No final exam

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Class Schedule (Spring 2024):
CS 278 – TuTh 14:00-15:29, Soda 405 – Avishay Tal

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Related Areas:

• Security (SEC)
• Theory (THY)