computer science

Klara Kedem

Klara Kedem is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Klara Kedem rather than just read about it. In short: Klara Kedem (Hebrew: קלרה קדם) is an Israeli computer scientist, a professor of computer science at Ben-Gurion University in Beer-Sheva, Israel and an adjunct faculty member in computer science at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Kedem received her Ph.D. in 1989 from Tel Aviv University, under the supervision of Micha Sharir.

Key takeaways

Klara Kedem belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Klara Kedem to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Klara Kedem from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Klara Kedem (Hebrew: קלרה קדם) is an Israeli computer scientist, a professor of computer science at Ben-Gurion University in Beer-Sheva, Israel and an adjunct faculty member in computer science at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Kedem received her Ph.D. in 1989 from Tel Aviv University, under the supervision of Micha Sharir. Her most well-cited research publications are in computational geometry, and concern problems of shape comparison,[ACH] motion planning,[KLP] and Voronoi diagrams.[HKS] She has also collaborated with philosophers and linguists on a project to decipher handwritten medieval Hebrew writings that had been overwritten in Arabic.

Selected publications

References

External links Official website Klara Kedem at DBLP Bibliography Server

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Klara Kedem

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Klara Kedem claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Klara Kedem before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Klara Kedem ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Klara Kedem

In research: Klara Kedem appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Klara Kedem in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Klara Kedem is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Academic staff of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Computer scientist stubs, Israeli computer scientists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Klara Kedem outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Klara Kedem in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Klara Kedem means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Klara Kedem in simple terms?

Why does Klara Kedem matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Klara Kedem?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Klara Kedem.