In this module the student will learn the very basics of algorithms through three examples: insertion sort (sort an array ... Next, we introduce the heap data structure and the basic properties of ...

Algorithmic trading (also called automated trading, black-box trading, or algo-trading) uses a computer program that ... These “sniffing algorithms”—used, for example, by a sell-side market ...

Mathematical Background: We expect that the student is comfortable with basic mathematics at the level of a U.S. first-year college STEM student. This includes basic notions such as sets and functions ...

However, disruptors are rising to contest the basic algorithms ... These examples illustrate a fundamental truth: Companies that defy standard practices in algorithm development and deployment ...