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no body knows about this? regards Taga

Dear friends, I wanted to know if the score we get in GRECS , is given for each section or just the overall score for entire GRECS with no distribution whatsoever. thanks Taha

Hello friends, For the mathematical background regarding Algo Analysis preparation , I am trying to use the section 1.2 , titled Mathematical Preliminaries from Don Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming , Volume 1. The sub titles in this section are the following 1.2.1 MAthematical Induction 1.2.2 Numbers, Powers , and Logarithms 1.2.3 Sums and Products 1.2.4 Integer Functions and Elementary Number Theory 1.2.5 Permutations and Factorials 1.2.6 Binomial Coefficients 1.2.7 Harmonic Numbers 1.2.8 Fibonacci Numbers 1.2.9 Generating Functions 1.2.10 Analysis of an algorithm 1.2.11 Asymptotic Representations 1.2.11.1 The O-Notation 1.2.11.2 Euler's summation formula 1.2.11.3 Some asymptotic calculations All in all , this is some 120 pages or so. Even though I really want to go through it ,but this is appearing very dense and terse , and rather intimidating. Going through 30 pages of this has taken almost a week. So i guess this is not the right thing to do with such short time available for study. What would you guys/gals who have already taken the GRECS advise? Is it worth the effort to go through this section? Are these sub topics important as being the tools to use for actual analysis? If yes , what resource would you advise me to go thru it ? Knuth or any other book? thanks in advance, and regards Taha

Most of the MIT OCW courses now offer downloading of the entire course capability. e.g. from EECS page http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/index.htm i chose three subjects and all of these offer "Download this course" option in the menu links http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-001Spring-2005/DownloadthisCourse/index.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-042JFall-2005/DownloadthisCourse/index.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-045JSpring-2005/DownloadthisCourse/index.htm

Thanks everybody for your good replies. Keep the info pouring in . thanks Taha

Folks, Anybody has good/bad experiences using the following book for GRE preparation: Foundations of Computer Science: C Edition (Principles of Computer Science Series) (Hardcover) by Alfred V Aho, Jeffrey D Ullman http://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Computer-Science-Principles/dp/0716782847 thanks Taha

Dear Friends, I have registered for the GRE CS test to be held on April 14 2007. This means i have about three months for preparation. I have an undergraduate degree in Software Engineering ( CS ) ,which i took in what looks way back , in 2000. I have worked in the industry for 6 years , in the fields of embedded systems design and development , as well as in software quality assurance. Based on my profile and the time available for preparation, what would you advise on the best way to prepare for the test. Which books to follow , what tips and tricks can i exploit , what routine , i.e. number of hours of study each day , etc etc would you suggest. This , as well as any other relevant advice is more than welcome . thanks in advance, and regards Taha