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	EECS 281 Data Structures and Algorithms ✕	EECS 370 Introduction to Computer Organization ✕
Department	EECS	EECS
Credits	4	4
Level	200 — Lower division	300 — Upper division
Workload	20 hrs/wk	15 hrs/wk
Difficulty	5/5 · Very hard	4/5 · Hard
Median grade	B · mean 3.10	B · mean 3.10
% earning A	33%	33%
Expected GPA	3.21	3.21
Student rating	3.7	3.6
Distributions	CS Major Core	CS Major Core
Grade distribution	A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E	A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E
Description	Hash tables, heaps, balanced trees, graphs. Sorting, dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, NP-completeness.	Computer architecture: ISA, assembly, processors, memory hierarchy, and the hardware-software interface.