Professor:
Clyde Kruskal,
gasarch@cs.umd.edu, Office AVW 3215,
phone 405-2683;
William Gasarch,
gasarch@cs.umd.edu, Office AVW 3245,
Phone 405-2698;
Don Perlis, perlis@cs.umd.edu, Office AVW 3259,
Phone 405-2685.
Feb 7: How to pick a dissertation topic (Kruskal and Perlis)
Feb 14: How to give a good talk (Dorr/Kruskal)
Feb 21: How to give a good talk, continued (Dorr/Kruskal)
Feb 28: The many uses of math in CS (Jacobs et al) SNOWED OUT!
Mar 7 : The many uses of math in CS (Jacobs et al)
Mar 14: How to write a research paper (Reggia) pdf
Mar 21: Spring Break
Mar 28: cancelled
Apr 4: How to listen to a talk (Kruskal and Gasarch)
Apr 11: How to read a paper (Kruskal and Gasarch and Perlis)
Apr 18: The so-called Scientific Method (Guimbretiere)
Apr 25: Academia vs industry (Getoor)