Dr. Ross Gore

Dr. Ross Gore

I am Research Associate Professor at Old Dominion University My work focuses on data science and predictive analytics. I am is passionate about extracting useful information from new and diverse data sources to help inform decision making.

CS 216: Data Structures

Undergraduate course, Gettysburg College, Department of Computer Science, 2013

CS 216: Data Structures and Algorithms at Gettysburg College is a course that builds upon the foundational programming knowledge from earlier courses. It focuses on advanced data organization and manipulation techniques essential for efficient software development.

Course Overview

  • Prerequisites: Computer Science 112[1]
  • Focus: Major data structures and their applications[1][3]

Key Topics

  • Data structures covered include:
    • Sets
    • Queues
    • Stacks
    • Linked lists
    • Trees
    • Graphs
    • Arrays
    • Tables
    • Files
  • String processing techniques
  • Introduction to algorithm analysis

Course Objectives

The course aims to:

  1. Introduce students to various data structures and their implementations
  2. Teach students how to apply these structures to solve complex problems
  3. Develop students’ understanding of algorithm efficiency and analysis

Significance

CS 216 is a crucial course for computer science majors, as it provides the fundamental knowledge of data organization that is essential for advanced programming and software development. It serves as a bridge between introductory programming courses and more specialized upper-level computer science courses.