Analytic Combinatorics
Institute of Discrete Mathematics
Summer Semester 2017
The course takes place from March 6th 2017 until May 29th 2017,
each Monday from 4pm to 6pm in room AE06, Steyrergasse 30,
and each Wednesday from 4pm to 6pm in room BE01, Steyrergasse 30.
We start with four lectures, followed by the first exercise session. After that,
we will always have two lectures followed by an exercise session.
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 a written exam at the end of the course. The exam will take 90 minutes; 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: | June 14th 2017, 4.15pm - 5.45pm in room AE06 (note: not room BE01) |
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| Makeup exam: | October 6th 2017, 2.15pm - 3.45pm in room AE06 |
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 at 8am each day. If you have just registered for
the course, it will take a day 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). |
The course is based on sections from the book
Analytic Combinatorics
by Philippe Flajolet and Robert Sedgewick.