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Combinatorics on words

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Course ID:	1000-2M16KS
Erasmus code / ISCED:	11.303 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (0612) Database and network design and administration The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Combinatorics on words
Name in Polish:	Kombinatoryka słów
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, and Mechanics
Course groups:	(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów obieralnych dla informatyki magisterskiej - specjalność Algorytmika (in Polish) Przedmioty obieralne na studiach drugiego stopnia na kierunku bioinformatyka Elective courses for Computer Science and Machine Learning
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	6.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective monographs
Short description:	Combinatorics of words is a study of properties of words understood as in formal languages.
Full description:	The lecture focuses on the combinatorics of words. The most of its content is devoted to equations on words. Methods to solve them are shown as well as their connections with other parts in combinatorics of words.
Bibliography:	Scientific articles from last 30 years.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: * Has knowledge concerning equations on words and their connections with other topics in combinatorics of words (KW_01). Abilities: * Is able to solve a simple equation on words. (KU_01). Social competences: * Is able to understand most of papers concerning word equations. (KK-04).
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Attendance and activeness during classes and the result of a presentation.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2025/26" (future)

Time span:	2026-02-16 - 2026-06-07	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours more information Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Wojciech Plandowski
Group instructors:	Wojciech Plandowski
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

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