Computer Science 240 - Reasoning Under Uncertainty
Fall
2023
02
4.00
Mark Wilson
M W 4:00PM 5:15PM
UMass Amherst
83523
Morrill Sci Ctr (1) Room N375
markwilson@umass.edu
Development of mathematical reasoning skills for problems that involve uncertainty. Counting and probability -- basic counting problems, probability definitions, mean, variance, binomial distribution, discrete random variables, continuous random variables, Markov and Chebyshev bounds, Laws of large numbers, and central limit theorem. Probabilistic reasoning -- conditional probability and odds, Bayes' Law, Markov Chains, Bayesian Network.
Open to Computer Science majors only. COMPSCI187/CICS160&MATH132w/C STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDE 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.