CECS 451
Assignment 2
Total: 40 Points
General Instruction
• Submit uncompressed file(s) in the Dropbox folder via BeachBoard (Not email).
1. (40 points) Implement a route finder program using A* algorithm with Jupyter Notebook.
i. Find map.txt and distances.txt.
ii. map.txt stores actual distances between connected cities.
iii. distances.txt stores straight-line distances between cities and Bucharest.
iv. The program should be able to take a departing city as an input.
v. The program should output a best route (based on A* algorithm) from the departing
city to Bucharest.
vi. An expected output.
From city: Arad
To city: Bucharest
Best route: Arad - Sibiu - RimnicuVilcea - Pitesti - Bucharest
Total distance: 418
vii. Submit a-star.ipynb file.
