This document is intended to help you use your study time effectively. Please view it as a guide, not a contract. We have covered an enormous amount of material this semester, but the exam can only contain basic questions about a small fraction of it. When you study, you should focus on understanding basic issues, not memorizing details. For each algorithm, you should make sure that you understand how it works on typical input and then ask yourself some basic questions: Why do we care about this algorithm? How is it different from other algorithms for the same problem? When is it effective? Knowing the answer to those sorts of questions is the key to doing well on the exam.

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