News
Cancellation of lecturesWritten on 17.01.25 by Henryk Zähle Due to medical treatment, the lectures on 22, 29 and 31 January will be cancelled. However, we are well on schedule and will be able to discuss the remaining slides/topics in the remaining three lectures (on 24 January and 5 and 7 February). |
EvaluationWritten on 15.01.25 (last change on 15.01.25) by Susanna Fromm The evaluation for MfCS3 is open now until January 26, 12.00 pm. Please use the following links under "materials". |
Wristwatch foundWritten on 15.01.25 by Henryk Zähle A wristwatch was found in the Günter-Hotz lecture hall after today's lecture. It can be picked up by Michael Bildhauer (E2 4, room 102) until tomorrow (Thursday). Otherwise it will be left in the lost and found box in E2 5 the day after tomorrow. |
Exam preparation exercisesWritten on 10.01.25 by Thuan Nguyen Dear MfCS 3 students, A sheet consisting of 18 sample exercises for exam preparation has been uploaded to CMS (under Materials). Note that there will be only 9 problems in the final exam, with a difficulty level comparable to those in the sheet. Please be aware that topics for the final exam are… Read more Dear MfCS 3 students, A sheet consisting of 18 sample exercises for exam preparation has been uploaded to CMS (under Materials). Note that there will be only 9 problems in the final exam, with a difficulty level comparable to those in the sheet. Please be aware that topics for the final exam are not limited to those mentioned in the exercise sheet. Due to the moderate number of exercises, there are unfortunately no sample solutions for them. You can revisit the weekly assignment sheets as well as the tutorial exercise sheets to try solving them on your own. Have a nice weekend! |
Lecture on 20 December will be held onlineWritten on 19.12.24 by Henryk Zähle The lecture on Friday 20 December will be held online via Zoom. I have just sent the link to the meeting by email. If you did not receive it, please let me know by email later today (zaehle at math uni-sb de). |
Office hour by Cag Öztopal today, December 18, has been cancelledWritten on 18.12.24 by Thuan Nguyen The office hour of Cag Öztopal today, December 18, at 16:00 has been cancelled. |
Link to tomorrow's Zoom meeting sent by emailWritten on 17.12.24 by Henryk Zähle The lecture on Wednesday 18 December will be held online via Zoom (not via MS Teams as indicated yesterday). I have just sent the link to the meeting by email. If you did not receive it, please let me know by email (zaehle at math uni-sb de). |
Wednesday's lecture will be held onlineWritten on 16.12.24 by Henryk Zähle Unfortunately, due to health problems, I am still unable to give a lecture on-site. The lecture on Wednesday (18 December) will therefore be held online via MS Teams. Please excuse the inconvenience. The link will be provided tomorrow. |
Lecture on 13 December cancelledWritten on 12.12.24 by Henryk Zähle Unfortunately, due to health problems, I will not be able to give the lecture on Friday 13 December. I apologise for this. I would like to ask you to work through slides 256-264 (i.e. up to Theorem 2.9.4) and the corresponding handwritten notes on your own. Exercise 36 on Exercise Sheet 9… Read more Unfortunately, due to health problems, I will not be able to give the lecture on Friday 13 December. I apologise for this. I would like to ask you to work through slides 256-264 (i.e. up to Theorem 2.9.4) and the corresponding handwritten notes on your own. Exercise 36 on Exercise Sheet 9 requires the theory introduced on slides 256-261. Therefore, the points for this exercise will be bonus points. The solution to Exercise 36 is similar to that of Example 2.8.3. |
Model solutions for Assignment 06Written on 04.12.24 by Thuan Nguyen Dear MfCS 3 students, As Assignment Sheet 06 includes some fundamental, but important, exercises, which were not discussed in tutorials, we exceptionally share its model solutions. You can find it under Materials in CMS. |
Team building for assignment sheetsWritten on 27.11.24 by Susanna Fromm Dear students, many of you still have no team for the assignment sheets. If you have difficulties in finding team members, we invite you to write to your tutor. He or she can connect you with fellow students who don't have a team yet. Working in a team and explainig your solution to others is the… Read more Dear students, many of you still have no team for the assignment sheets. If you have difficulties in finding team members, we invite you to write to your tutor. He or she can connect you with fellow students who don't have a team yet. Working in a team and explainig your solution to others is the best possible preparation for the exam. Best regards, Susanna Fromm |
Mistake in Assignment Sheet 2, Exercise 4 (iii)Written on 04.11.24 by Susanna Fromm Please note that there was a minor mistake in the definition of the domain D in assignment sheet 2, Exercise 4 (iii). New versions of the assignment sheet and its sample solution have been uploaded. |
Solution for Assignment 02, and Exercise sheetsWritten on 31.10.24 by Thuan Nguyen Dear MfCS 3 students, As the general tutorial (the lecture and office hours as well) will be canceled tomorrow due to the holiday, we have uploaded a sample solution for Assignment sheet 02 to CMS for your reference. Moreover, we will weekly upload assignment sheets in German (along with the… Read more Dear MfCS 3 students, As the general tutorial (the lecture and office hours as well) will be canceled tomorrow due to the holiday, we have uploaded a sample solution for Assignment sheet 02 to CMS for your reference. Moreover, we will weekly upload assignment sheets in German (along with the English version) on Wednesdays, and also tutorial sheets on Friday mornings to CMS. |
Cross-references added to slidesWritten on 30.10.24 by Henryk Zähle I have been asked by students to provide specific cross-references for each section. I have now added such references, which can be found on the title page of each section. Links to these books can be found at the bottom of the main page (in CMS). I have also been asked to create a separate set of… Read more I have been asked by students to provide specific cross-references for each section. I have now added such references, which can be found on the title page of each section. Links to these books can be found at the bottom of the main page (in CMS). I have also been asked to create a separate set of slides for each lecture. Please note, however, that the sequential slides are hyperlinked so that you can easily click through to the referenced point. For this obvious reason, I will not comply with this request. |
Office hoursWritten on 21.10.24 by Thuan Nguyen Dear MfCS 3 students, The list of office hours is now available. You can find it under Materials or Timetable (in the Information tab) in CMS. Office hours start today, so you’re welcome to attend! |
Small tutorial languagesWritten on 16.10.24 by Thuan Nguyen Dear MfCS 3 students, It appears that, at the moment, your CMS personal pages do not display the languages of the tutorials (usually indicated in the tutorial type). To address this issue, we have uploaded a detailed list of tutorials in the "Materials" section for your reference. We are sorry for… Read more Dear MfCS 3 students, It appears that, at the moment, your CMS personal pages do not display the languages of the tutorials (usually indicated in the tutorial type). To address this issue, we have uploaded a detailed list of tutorials in the "Materials" section for your reference. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Just a friendly reminder that our small tutorial groups will begin next week (from Monday, 21 October onward), and the general tutorial will start on Friday, 25 October. |
Small-group tutorial registrationWritten on 16.10.24 by Thuan Nguyen Dear MfCS 3 students, Here are some important information regarding small-group tutorials:
Dear MfCS 3 students, Here are some important information regarding small-group tutorials:
We do not expect all of you to find teams for the first submission, but we hope that this can be done by the second submission.
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Small-group tutorials start in the second weekWritten on 15.10.24 by Henryk Zähle The small-group tutorials will take place for the first time in the second week of the lecture period. |
First general tutorial on 25 OctoberWritten on 15.10.24 by Henryk Zähle The first general tutorial will take place on Friday 25 October at 2:15pm. |
First lecture on 16 OctoberWritten on 15.10.24 by Henryk Zähle The first lecture will take place on Wednesday 16 October at 8.30am. |
Summary
This is the last part of a three-semester course series in mathematics for computer science students.
This course focuses on the analysis of functions in several variables (continuity, differentiation, optimisation, integration) as well as on probability theory and statistics.
The lectures and general tutorials will be given in English; there will be small-group tutorials in both English and German.
Lectures
Wednesday, 8:30-10:00, Günter Hotz Hörsaal
Friday, 12:15-13:45, Günter Hotz Hörsaal
The Günter Hotz Hörsaal is located in building E2 2; an interactive campus map can be found here.
Course materials are available here.
General Tutorial
Friday, 14:15-15:45, Hörsaal II
Hörsaal II is located in building E2 5; an interactive campus map can be found here.
Small-Group Tutorials
You can submit your preferences for the small-group tutorials between Wednesday, 16 October, 10:00am and Friday, 18 October, 11:00am via CMS.
Assignments
There will be weekly assignments, which will be uploaded on Wednesdays. They are available here.
Submission via CMS one week later (by Wednesday, 8:30 am). You must submit your solutions in teams of two to three students.
The solutions will be discussed in the general tutorial.
Further exercises will be discussed in the small-group tutorials.
Exam
To be admitted to the (written) exam, you must achieve at least 50% of the total score of the assignments.
Students who have actively participated in the small-group tutorials will even be admitted to the exam if they have achieved at least 45% of the total score of the assignments.
First exam: Monday, 17 February 2025, 14:00-17:00.
Second exam: Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 9:00-12:00.
References
The following books are available online (free of charge) as long as you are using an IP address of the university:
- R. Courant and F. John, Introduction to Calculus and Analysis II/1, Springer
- C. Blatter, Analysis III, Springer
- O. Forster, Analysis 1, Springer
- O. Forster, Analysis 2, Springer
- H. Heuser, Lehrbuch der Analysis 2, Springer
- D. Williams, Weighing the Odds, Cambridge University Press
- N. Henze, Stochastik für Einsteiger, Springer
In order to get access from outside the university network, you must set up a VPN-connection to the university servers. A detailed description (unfortunately only in German) can be found here.
More literature for this lecture course can be found on the digital Course Reference Shelf (German version available here) that is kindly provided by the Campusbibliothek für Informatik und Mathematik.