Overview
This topic is intended for students who have completed several courses in programming, with some background in object-oriented programming. It covers the development of solutions to complex problems based on complex algorithms involving many, possibly distributed, components in complex structures.
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Aims
This topic aims to equip students with the skills needed to solve complex programming problems, such as applications that provide an interface to real-world data. The focus is on object-oriented techniques for representing and manipulating program data using either predefined components or custom-designed components.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Analyse complex problems and develop algorithmic solutions
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Develop programs that solve complex problems using a range of computational models
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Make use of APIs that support the computational models used in the topic
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Determine the time and space complexity of complex algorithms
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Research, apply and evaluate complex algorithms on real-world problems
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