Informatics 150 - Mathmtcl Fndtn for Informatics
Fall
2019
02
3.00
Jaime Davila
M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
UMass Amherst
36237
Marston Hall room 211
jaimedavila@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.
Open to undergraduates in majors OTHER THAN Computer Science and Math & Statistics. CS AND MATH/STATS 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.