COM SCI 597B
Preparation for PhD Preliminary Examination
Tutorial.
Winter 2026: 69 sections. 68 sections are open. The oldest of these readings was about 2 months ago.
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From the registrar's catalog
Tutorial, to be arranged. Limited to graduate computer science students. Preparation for PhD preliminary examinations. S/U grading.
Sections in Winter 2026
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Seats over time in Winter 2026
How each lecture has filled since dibs first saw it. This course runs 69 lectures; the legend under the chart picks one.
A dot is a reading where something moved: the seat count, the status, or the waitlist.
What a flat run means, and where a line starts
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How readings and alerts work
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Seat counts show the last successful read, not live availability. Refreshes can be delayed by request limits or upstream interruptions. Watched sections receive priority, but an hourly update for every section is not guaranteed.
The registrar can change a seat count between our checks. Alerts depend on dibs detecting an opening and completing delivery; a quiet watch does not prove that no seat opened. Check the registrar before enrolling.