Historical grades cover up to five years through the selected term. Grade sorting prioritizes courses with at least 100 letter grades.
Introduction to efficient algorithm design paradigms and analysis of computational intractability.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is consistently described as hard, requiring significant extra time outside of class. Workload includes challenging homeworks and a stressful final exam that varies in difficulty, with grading often relying on participation or bonus points.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026COMPSCI 681 is an individual study course for senior Computer Science majors to complete honors theses under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
COMPSCI 682 is an individual study course for seniors completing honors theses in Computer Sciences, arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleCOMPSCI 699 offers directed study projects for junior and senior students arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026COMPSCI 702 is a Graduate Cooperative Education course where students apply computer science principles in a hands-on, professional setting.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
COMPSCI 787 covers advanced algorithm design and analysis, focusing on randomness, linear programming, and semi-definite programming for optimization and distributed problems.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is mathematically rigorous with heavy proof requirements, though one historical review notes an average workload of two homeworks and one exam under a different instructor.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026COMPSCI 790 is a Master's Thesis course for graduate students, focusing on independent research and thesis completion.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
COMPSCI 880 covers advanced topics in algorithms, complexity, and cryptography.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026COMPSCI 899 is a pre-dissertator research course for master's graduates preparing for doctoral dissertation work under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
COMPSCI 990 is an advanced mentored reading and research course for students with dissertator status.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history