News
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.
|
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.