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Assessment. Undergraduates requiring a formal grade on this course may be asked to do some exercises and give a presentation.

Office hours. Office hours are by appointment in MLT 403. Please do not interpret this as no office hours! Further, I hope that this course will provoke stimulating discussion among the participants both in and outside classtime.