Analytic Combinatorics

Summer Semester 2022

Lectured by Mihyun Kang, Philipp Sprüssel
Institute of Discrete Mathematics

Course dates

The course comprises 12 lectures and 5 exercise sessions and takes place wednesdays between 2:15pm and 4:15pm and thursdays between 11:45am and 1:45pm. For a detailed list of dates see TUGonline.
It is not compulsory to attend the lectures; it is only compulsory to attend the exercise sessions if you have marked an exercise.

The venue is chosen depending on the respective Corona traffic light status:

Technical requirements for online classes

In order to attend online classes (whenever the traffic light status is orange or red), you will need to be able to attend Webex meetings. For presenting solutions during online exercise sessions, your device will need to have a working microphone. A webcam or a tablet (in order to write on the screen) would be a plus, but are not strictly necessary.

Points and grades

This course will be graded based both on the participation in the exercise sessions and points gained in a written exam at the end of the course. There will be a makeup exam for those who missed the original exam or who haven't gained enough points to pass the course. For those who take part in the makeup exam, the points from that exam will replace the points from the original exam.

Dates of the exams

Regular exam: 1 June
Makeup exam: TBA

You can bring a sheet of paper (size DIN A4) with any handwritten notes (both sides of the sheet may be used for the notes). Any other resources are prohibited at the exam.

Points gained from exercise sessions

The exercise sheets will be available about a week before the respective exercise session. You can then use an online system (a link will be provided below) to mark which exercises you solved. The deadline for marking is precisely one hour before the start of the respective 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.

Attention: Keep in mind that in case of traffic light status red or orange, you will have to present your solution via a video conference. The optimal way would be if you have the possibility to write the solution during the presentation (e.g. using a tablet or a camera filming you writing on paper). If such methods are not available to you, prepare your written solution as a file (e.g. scan or photograph the handwritten solution) that you can then share during the exercise session while verbally explaining the solution.

Points will also be gained by presenting solutions of problems. Everyone should present at least one solution 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.

Online system for marking exercises

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:

Grades

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

  sehr gut (1).

Points for the exam

Up to 20 points can be earned in the exam.

Points for solving exercises

Up to 10 points can be earned by marking exercises. For each sheet, the points awarded for marking the exercises on this sheet will be

2.5 x (marked exercises) / (exercises on this sheet).

Out of the five exercise sessions, the best four will be counted for the total points.

If you miss a session, you will not be awarded any points for that session. Points lost by missing several sessions cannot be compensated.

Points for presenting solutions

Depending on the quality of the solution and the presentation, between 0 and 3 points will be awarded. Per exercise session, at most one presentation per student will be awarded with points. If a student presents N solutions with an average of A per presentation, this will be worth S = A + log2N points.

Exercise sheets

Exercise sheet 1 for 10 March 2022

Exercise sheet 2 for 24 March 2022

Exercise sheet 3 for 6 April 2022

Exercise sheet 4 for 5 May 2022

Exercise sheet 5 for 18 May 2022

Literature

All course materials (lecture notes, exercise sheets) will be made available via the TeachCenter course.


last modified on 11 May 2022