Computer Science 240 - Reasoning Under Uncertainty
Spring
2017
01
4.00
Andrew McGregor
TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
UMass Amherst
14812
Development of mathematical reasoning skills for problems that involve uncertainty. Counting and probability, probabilistic reasoning, Naive Bayes classifiers, Monte Carlo simulation, Markov chains, Markov decision processes, classical game theory, and introduction to information theory.
Open to Computer Science majors only. CMPSCI187/ECE242 & MATH132 w/C STUDENTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO TAKE 240/250 IN THE SAME SEMESTER. DUE TO ENROLLMENT PRESSURE, THE UPC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DROP STUDENTS ENROLLED IN BOTH FROM EITHER COURSE WHEN NECESSARY. CS MINORS, APPLICANTS-ON-CONTRACT, AND OTHERS NOT MEETING ELIGIBILITY, OR STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/overrides.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.