Probabilistic Method in Combinatorics and Algorithmics
Winter Semester 2018/2019
Lectured by Chris Dowden, Mihyun Kang
Institute of Discrete Mathematics
The course takes place on October 3rd and 4th, 16:15-18:00, in the seminar room AE06. From October 8th 2018 until December 13th 2018 it takes place
on Mondays and Thursdays, 10:15-12:00, in the seminar room Analysis-Zahlentheorie NT02008, Kopernikusgasse 24.
The course will consist of fourteen lectures and six exercise sessions.
It is not compulsory to attend the lectures; it is only compulsory to attend the exercise sessions if you have marked an exercise.
This course will be graded based both on the participation in the exercise sessions and points gained in an oral exam at the end of the course. There will be a makeup exam for those who missed the original exam or who wish to improve their grade. For those who take part in the makeup exam, the points from that exam will replace the points from the original exam.
| Regular exam: | Thursday, 10 January 2019, 10:15--12:15, ST02 184 (Steyrergasse 30, 2nd floor) |
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| Makeup exam: | To be announced |
The exercise sheets will be available about a week before the respective exercise session. You can then use an online system (a link is provided below) to mark which exercises you solved. The deadline for marking is precisely one hour before the start of the session. After the deadline, no changes can be made. The choice of who shall present which solution in class is made by a random generator. If you mark an exercise, you need to be present at the respective exercise session.
Points will also be gained by presenting solutions of exercises. Everyone should present at least one exercise in order to pass.
You should present solutions in a way that enables the other participants to follow your arguments. If it becomes apparent that someone did not do an exercise they marked in the system (it is fine if the exercise has been done, but mistakes have been made), this can be penalised by scaling all points from all exercise sessions by 0.5.
Before you log in for the first time, enter your student ID number; the system
will then automatically send a password to your student email address. The system
will update the list of participants each day. If you have just registered for
the course, it may take up to 24 hours until the system recognises you.
The online system is available under the following link:
The total number of points is the sum P of the points M gained by marking solved exercises in the online system, the points S for presenting solutions, and the points E from the exam. Depending on P, the grade will be
| P | < | 16 | nicht genügend (5), | ||
| 16 | ≤ | P | < | 20 | genügend (4), |
| 20 | ≤ | P | < | 24 | befriedigend (3), |
| 24 | ≤ | P | < | 28 | gut (2), |
| 28 | ≤ | P | |
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sehr gut (1). |