CS 146: Data Structures and Algorithms
San Jose State University
Implementations of advanced tree structures, priority queues, heaps, directed and undirected graphs. Advanced searching and sorting techniques (radix sort, heapsort, mergesort, and quicksort). Design and analysis of data structures and algorithms. Divide-and-conquer, greedy, and dynamic programming algorithm design techniques. Prerequisite(s): MATH 30, MATH 42, CS 46B, and [(CS 48 or CS 49J) if CS 46B was not in Java], each with a grade of C- or better; Computer Science, Applied and Computational Math, Forensic Science: Digital Evidence, Software Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science and Linguistics majors only; or instructor consent.
Average GPA: 2.66
Grade distribution records: 4,383 students across 17 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 264 | 6.0% |
| A | 600 | 13.7% |
| A- | 321 | 7.3% |
| B+ | 388 | 8.9% |
| B | 757 | 17.3% |
| B- | 401 | 9.1% |
| C+ | 313 | 7.1% |
| C | 496 | 11.3% |
| C- | 219 | 5.0% |
| D+ | 99 | 2.3% |
| D | 149 | 3.4% |
| D- | 55 | 1.3% |
| F | 321 | 7.3% |
Based on 4,383 student grade records across 17 terms and 21 professors.
Instructors
- David S Taylor 889 students, Average GPA 2.19
- Nada H Attar 576 students, Average GPA 2.65
- Navrati Saxena 540 students, Average GPA 3.06
- Aikaterini Potika 382 students, Average GPA 2.85
- Douglas Robert Case 266 students, Average GPA 2.52
- Faramarz Mortezaie 251 students, Average GPA 2.87
- Ching-Seh Wu 216 students, Average GPA 2.89
- Chung-Wen A Tsao 207 students, Average GPA 2.92
- Maryam Khazaei Pool 187 students, Average GPA 2.42
- William B Andreopoulos 148 students, Average GPA 3.09
- Benjamin Poon 114 students, Average GPA 2.32
- Alexandra Gendreau Chakarov 109 students, Average GPA 2.99
- Tahereh Arabghalizi 106 students, Average GPA 2.57
- Vidya Rangasayee 100 students, Average GPA 2.37
- Aniket Murlidhar Chandak 59 students, Average GPA 3.55
- Tanuja Phadke 57 students, Average GPA 2.19
- Anant Shukla 44 students, Average GPA 2.75
- Chinmay Nilesh Mahagaonkar 43 students, Average GPA 3.14
- Maryam Hasan 34 students, Average GPA 2.63
- Ricky Koonming Chan 32 students, Average GPA 3.79
- Cay S Horstmann 23 students, Average GPA 1.58