About the lecture notes

Note that material marked with a star (*) will not be directly

tested on the exam. Such material may include entire slides (in

this case the star is placed in the upper right corner), technical

comment(s), or formulas.

Suggestions for further reading are marked with (**). This will

not be tested on the exam either.

These slides contain a number of sample exam questions (these

are clearly marked). In addition, several homework problem sets

will be assigned during the semester.

If you find any errors or ambiguities in these notes, please let

your course instructor know.

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