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Light hearted opening
Establish real-world connection/motivation for the topic of your
seminar.
- Personal Anecdote
- Philosophical remark
- Example of Problem (pictorial if possible)
- Puzzle
Problem statement:
- Description of input and output.
- What is to be optimized (if anything).
- Overview of approaches. Obvious approaches, what is wrong with
them.
- Statement of main results.
- Why is the problem hard.
Time Limit: No more than 5 minutes!
Abhiram Ranade
2000-08-18