Table of Contents Welcome TUD maps . 30 Preface . 3 Virtual Realities . 32 OWO timetable MCS (german) . 4 Study-fees . 34 OWO timetable MCS (international) . 5 Money, money, money – how Commented OWO timetable . 6 to finance your studies . 36 Freshers’ Weekend . 8 Medical help in Darmstadt . 38 Studying Learning Interview with Laurentiu Leustean . 9 Teaching and learning forms ... 39 Analysis I MCS: Assistant . 10 Learning in the Mathebau . 41 Interview with professor Otto . 11 Aims of studying . 42 Linear Algebra I: Assistants . 13 (Anti-)frustration article . 43 You are not alone! – The Living mentoring system at the department 14 Sports offers . 44 Plan of the Grundstudium for The Bar-Guide . 46 MCS (Diplom) . 15 FreWe 2005 – How it all began . 50 Plan of the Grundstudium for Organizing MCS (BSc.) . 17 The “Fachschaft” . 52 Your courses during 1st term . 20 AGs of the Fachschaft . 53 Colloquia and talks . 21 University Policy . 54 My first semester . 22 AStA . 56 Studying abroad – don’t I do Committees within the department . 57 that already? . 23 Life, university and all the rest . 59 Some experiences: Trinity Working College, Dublin . 24 Mathematics and working life . 60 Study-advisor mathematics . 25 HiWis – student jobs at the university 62 Important addresses . 26 Miscellaneous Survival Glossar . 65 Floor plan of the maths building . 28 Imprint . 67 Public traffic plan . 29 – 2 – Welcome Welcome Preface Dear fresher, You are now holding the OWO-Info in your hands. Loads of people have been writing on it, spellchecking and layouting it and eventually, it became an actual paper. OWO is short form of OrientierungsWOche, which is the week before your first lecture (i.e., 9.-13.10.06). During this week, experienced students (the OWO-tutors) will explain you how the studies work, how you can find everything at university and in Darmstadt. And, last but not least, what you could do at times you are not currently studying – taking part in the evening activities is really worth it. The pub-crawl, the games night and the OWO party are great opportunities to get to know your fellow students. This OWO-Info is a kind of lecture notes for the OWO. If you are longing for the beginning of your studies, you may shorten the time with reading it. During the OWO, it can remind you of vital information and you might take notes in it. After the OWO, you can look up information that you have forgotten by then or that has not been discussed extensively enough. 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