Computer Science 240 - Reasoning Under Uncertainty

Spring
2013
01
4.00
Andrew McGregor

TU TH 11:15AM 12:30PM

UMass Amherst
13707
Mathematical methods for dealing with uncertainty. Basic counting problems. Discrete probablitlity, expected value and variance. Random number generators and Monte Carlo simulation. Bayesian reasoning, naive Bayes classifiers. Markov processes. Programming projects.

Open to Computer Science majors only. PreReq:CMPSC187/ECE242&MATH CMPSCI applicants,CS minors and others not meeting eligibility may contact CS Main Office for override options.

Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.
Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.