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About the Course

In previous courses of our online specialization you've learned the basic algorithms, and now you are ready to step into the area of more complex problems and algorithms to solve them. Advanced algorithms build upon basic ones and use new ideas. We will start with networks flows which are used in more typical applications such as optimal matchings, finding disjoint paths and flight scheduling as well as more surprising ones like image segmentation in computer vision. We then proceed to linear programming with applications in optimizing budget allocation, portfolio optimization, finding the cheapest diet satisfying all requirements and many others. Next we discuss inherently hard problems for which no exact good solutions are known (and not likely to be found) and how to solve them in practice. We finish with a soft introduction to streaming algorithms that are heavily used in Big Data processing. Such algorithms are usually designed to be able to process huge datasets without being able even to store a dataset....

Top reviews

FS

Oct 21, 2020

It's was great to learn advanced algorithms and complexity. Besides, I learn new topics that can help me further learning. All the problems and the lectures were very good.

GM

Jan 3, 2018

As usual, complex arguments explained in simple terms!

Some problems are really tough! (e.g. there's a problem from Google Code Jam).

Thank you for this course!

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By Priyansh B

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May 31, 2019

Was fun learning advanced stuff and implementing algorithms.

By Tamilarasu S

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Apr 10, 2018

Very well made course with challenging algorithm problems.

By Pablo E M M

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May 20, 2018

Great Courses!. Thanks for this wonderful specialization!

By Joseph G N

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Sep 2, 2018

An incredible course,the exercises were very interesting

By Ahmad B E

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Jan 10, 2018

This is how algorithms should be taught.

By SYED J H

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Oct 11, 2020

4 star only for Alexander Kulikov who was really great in his lectures. Though I gave 5 stars on the previous 4 courses of this specialization, I couldn't do this for this course. For me, to follow the first 2 weeks was a nightmare. During the whole specialization, I would like to thank Alexander Kulikov and Michael Levin. Other instructors' teaching style was not comfortable for me.

By Albert L

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Jan 28, 2023

I wish the lectures can have more details and examples. They are hard to follow and I have to replay them several times (and sometimes read up on more details from internet) to get a better understanding.

By Mykhailo M

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Sep 29, 2020

The first two weeks have unclear lectures and pseudocode. The simplex task was the most complex in this specialization. The 3rd and 4th weeks have interesting and good lectures.

By Bohdan S

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Mar 4, 2021

Although the 3rd and 4th weeks are good enough and Mr. Alexander S. Kulikov did a great job there, I'd rather give this course a thumb down just because of the first two weeks that were so poorly organized and absolutely rubbish last week on Heavy Hitters problem.

By Henry R

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Jul 21, 2018

Very hard to follow the lectures, completly lost without Reference books such as Introduction to Algorithms.

By Madhusudan H J

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Oct 14, 2018

When they say advanced algorithms and complexity, they mean it. I was initially under the presumption that it would be a straight forward video course, without any assignments. But when I had to start with programming assignments that's when the real test started. Amazing set of tutorials. Would have liked if the courses had more varied examples.

By Connor W

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Oct 14, 2017

This is a tough course compared to the previous courses in this specialization. The cover of NP-complete problems using two weeks time is especially valuable. The course team has also done a fantastic job in designing the programming assignments.

By Dmitrii S

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May 22, 2019

I very enjoyed this course! Theoretic informatics - is my favorite field of study. All the professors are the best. Dreaming to enroll in your Ph.D. program. Thank you very much

By Hidetake T

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Aug 15, 2019

This course is very difficult. Possible to pass programming assignments only after finishing previous courses.

By AKULA P

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Mar 23, 2021

It's my pleasure to learn the course from the top instructors and this course will be helpful for my future

By Gajipara H R

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Nov 27, 2021

Thoroughly explained and well designed course! Excellent Course to learn different algorithms.

By felipe a

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Jun 27, 2021

Great course, quite difficult, requires a lot of research on your own to pass the assignments.

By Tamás S

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Jun 8, 2019

Very good collection of advanced topics, even useful for the 6th course in the specialization!

By Quynh V

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Sep 15, 2019

I am not good in this course. But I'm always try the best! Awesome course, thank you so much!

By VEDANT B K 1

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Apr 4, 2020

It has been a great experience learning with coursera !!!

By Enrique A M

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Oct 27, 2020

Mil Gracias maestro Alexander, Mil Gracias Coursera.

By Kaustabh G

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Sep 22, 2020

It was very very hard course but worth it in the end

By Romeo S

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Dec 31, 2023

It is an excellent course that is very challenging.

By Sangeeth S V

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Sep 29, 2020

Amazing lectures. Learned a lot. Thank you so much.

By Prathmesh S J

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May 22, 2020

Most Difficult Course but It develops mankind Power