Informatics 150 - Mathmtcl Fndtn for Informatics

Fall
2016
01
3.00
David Barrington
M W F 11:15AM 12:05PM
UMass Amherst
79405
81420
Mathematical techniques useful in the study of computing and information processing. The mathematical method of definition and proof. Sets, functions, and relations. Combinatorics, probability and probabilistic reasoning. Graphs and trees as models of data and of computational processes. Prerequisite: R1 math skills recommended. Not intended for Computer Science majors - students interested in a majors-level treatment of this material should see COMPSCI 240 and 250, or MATH 455.
This course is open to undergraduate Non-COMPSCI and Non-Math majors only. CS AND MATH MAJORS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS COURSE. R1 MATH USEFUL; NOT ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED. STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/overrides.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.