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Algorithms\\
Computer Science 140 \& Mathematics 168 \\
Fall 2003\\
Instructor: B Thom\\
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Homework 3a\\
Due Thursday, Sept. 18\\
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\item \textbf{[15 Points] Sorting Variable-Length Items}
Solve Exercise 8.3 of Cormen \emph{et al.} second edition (page 179).

\item \textbf{[15 Points] The Oil of Olay Problem.}
Exercise 9.3-9 in Cormen \emph{et al.} second edition (page 193).

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