Data Structures and AlgorithmsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Student understands concepts of abstraction and interfacing, and perceives importance of components in programming work. He knows the most common data structures: lists, sets, associative structures, and ordered/unordered collections, and is able to utilize those. Student understands how to implement different data structures and algorithms in practice.

Content

• abstraction, abstract data type, interface
• data structures
• iterators
• implementation of data structures and algorithms
• recursion
• computational complexity
• utilizing data structure APIs

Qualifications

Object-oriented programming (C++), Game mathematics.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student understands importance of abstraction in programming, and is able to utilize data structure APIs.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student understands importance of abstraction in programming, and is able to utilize data structure APIs.

Student is able to choose and implement suitable data structures and algorithms.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student understands importance of abstraction in programming, and is able to utilize data structure APIs.

Student is able to choose and implement suitable data structures and algorithms.

Student understands concept of computational complexity and is able to analyze complexity of various algorithms.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student understands importance of abstraction in programming, and is able to utilize data structure APIs.