Informatics 150 - Mathmtcl Fndtn for Informatics
Fall
2018
01
3.00
Peter Haas
M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
75750
Lederle Grad Res Ctr rm A203
phaas@umass.edu
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.