Table of Contents Welcome Study-fees . 36 Preface . 3 Money, money, money – how OWO timetable MCS . 4 to nance your studies . 38 Commented OWO timetable . 5 Medical help in Darmstadt . 40 Freshers’ Weekend . 7 Learning Studying Teaching and learning forms ... 41 Interview with professor Kohlenbach . 8 A mathematical model: The Analysis I MCS: Prof. Dr. “Darmstädter Modell” . 43 Ulrich Kohlenbach and Assistants . 11 Learning in the Mathebau . 44 Interview with Professor Herrmann . 12 Aims of studying . 45 The assistant to Linear Algebra I . 14 Aims of studying (in Bulgarian) . 46 Interview with Professor Ostermann 15 (Anti-)frustration article . 48 You are not alone! – The Living mentoring system at the department 17 Sports offers . 49 Plan of the Grundstudium for The Bar-Guide . 51 MCS (Diplom) . 18 The Freshers’ Weekend 2003 . 54 Plan of the Grundstudium for Organizing MCS (BSc.) . 20 The “Fachschaft” . 55 Your courses during 1st term . 22 AGs of the Fachschaft . 56 Proseminar I . 23 University Policy . 58 The colloquiums . 24 AStA . 60 My rst semester . 25 Committees within the department . 61 Studying abroad – don’t I do Life, university and all the rest . 63 that already? . 26 Working Study-advisor mathematics . 27 What will you be someday? . 64 Important addresses . 28 Mathematics and working life . 66 Survival HiWis – student jobs at the university 68 Floor plan of the maths building . 30 Miscellaneous Public traf c plan . 31 Glossar . 72 TUD maps . 32 Imprint . 75 Virtual Realities . 34 – 2 – Welcome Welcome Preface A Preface - now how do you do that? ... I asked myself desperately, but now I’ll simply try. Why a preface, anyway? what’s this booklet all about? You are now reading in the new OWO-Info. Many people worked unresting, so it would be completed on time (now that didn’t work out always, but almost always). OWO – that stands for OrientierungsWOche, which takes place from 17. – 21. october. In this week, you’ll be prepared as good as possible on studying math (if that is possible). You’ll see what exactly will happen on the next page. You will be divided into different classes with other Ersties (:= rst semester students), that way you can get to know each other. Along with you will be some tutors (the people wearing these fancy t-shirts). And these tutors are going to teach you something: what awaits you during studying, both in math and computer science (lecture on monday). Also you will get to know the professors and assistants (see interviews, there is also the “Professoren und Mitarbeiter kennenlernen” on wednesday). That is to say a math lecture is very different from a math lesson in school, and professors are no typical teachers. You’ll learn how to get something to eat here, how to obtain a housing and – important – how to nance it. The Fachschaft will also introduce itself – always a good contact point for unanswered questions, along with others you are about to see. Making a plan of your studies will also be on the plan, along with information about getting a side job in the mathebau (the most important building for mathematicians in university) and how to get to study in foreign countries (not that it wouldn’t be nice here). Last but not least there will be something to show you life isn’t about mathematics only – in the OWO there will be a games evening, a party and a pub-crawl especially for you. So you see, along to many new things there’s much fun awaiting you. And why this OWO-Info, if everything will be told anyway? Well, like during your studies, you can’t keep everything in your head and will be thankful for a script. Many things inside are not told in the OWO, but will be useful afterwards. And if someone doesn’t agree, he can still read the comics :-). So, all I still have to do is to wish you fun while reading this booklet and success during your studies. Stephan – 3 – e k - c s a s k i ) l b l n c c d G r e o a a h i ) ) e Y ) e f b c n d _ _ - s x m ) : a i s _ _ n . t A s q e 4 _ _ s s t u 0 l h l TA _ _ r 3 y e 1 t u l _ _ D . a i G 0 b e i h 1. _ _ a 6 5 f r c K I w _ _ 0 t 1 2 n s n EI _ _ ( 0 h 5 5 e A R 0 c (o 2 (_ (_ 2 R o 0 m 9 F 5 H a F ( 2 g 1 14 1 s ) r t e n l l c _ e b s i o Y _ e t t a i t a _ t s v a f a e k r _ y a a e A k k m ) t c i t _ a r m t ) r 0 h a a t _ o ) n 1 ) ) t n e : l 2 a 1 D e . e _ i - 5 e 1 e 5 h r r m b _ p 0 0 3 t 0 s O q m C b b 1 S m a 1 (_ . 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