Unit Highlights

Lecture/Motivating Question:
When is string matching the best approach for searching, and what are the tradeoffs in those situations regarding using Patricia trees/arrays vs. string search?

Special Class Presentations:
On 9/15 and 9/20 there will be a lecture on PAT and Patricia trees/arrays, and on string searching. On 9/29 the class will meet in McB 102 for a laboratory session.

Computer Exercises:
Exercises with PAT and the grep tools, as well as laboratory demonstration of a client/server application of PAT, and animations run with the xtango system, will help make the concepts clear.


fox@cs.vt.edu
Thu Oct 6 15:01:34 EDT 1994