Note: in order to obtain a master certificate, the grade of any courses in the master program should be 6 or more (it is not possible to compensate a 5.5 for one course by an 8, say, for another course).
The grade for this course is determined by
Participation.
o The final grade for the weekly homework
assignments is used to measure the quality of your participation in class.
This grade is equal to the average of your grades for the weekly
assigments. The average is taken over all assigments but two. The
exception of two allows you to miss two assignments or to discard the two
with lowest grade.
o Participation in class also requires doing some
computer exercises: you have to do experiments (using precoded Matlab
routines; you do not have to do the coding yourself), to interpret the
results, and to make notes of your observations and interpretations. Be
prepared to have discussions with your teacher. The discussions may refer
to your notes. The notes are also useful for exercises later on.
If your participation is not sufficient then you have to do an oral exam.
Reports. You may consult the teacher and other students as well
as textbooks and internet in the preparation of your report. However, you
have to turn in a personal report and you have to be prepared to discuss
the report with the teacher. The grade for the report also depends on this
final discussion.
The report should be readable for
anyone who is familiar with Fourier and wavelet theory but did not consult
your sources (i.e., the reader did not read the text of the exercises nor
the lecture notes and the hand-outs). In particular, repeat results,
notions, terminolgy in your report that are crusial for understanding, but
be as brief as possible and refer to the lecture notes for details (with
exact crossreferences, that is, with subsection number, page number; try
to folow in your report the notation as used in the course). If, in your
report, you use texts from books or from internet, then cite your sources
and, in case you quote, also clearly indicate what part of your text has
been quoted. Without proper reference, the quote is considered to be
plagiarism. Note that we will follow the
university's policy concerning
fraud and plagiarism. Obviously, quotes and citations should fit in the report (i.e., they
should support your arguments and should be understandable from the text in
your report preceding the citation).
Try to provide
insight. In particular, explain your line of arguments and try to include
instructive examples (not just theorems and proofs). Focus as much as
possible on the issues that are central in this course.
Do not hesitate to consult your teacher: discussions with your
teacher are part of the learning process.
A report can be on
