Informatics 150 - Mathmtcl Fndtn for Informatics

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 (STATISTICS) MAJORS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS COURSE. AFTER INFORM MAJORS REGISTER, INFO 150 WILL OPEN TO ALL NON-CS AND NON-MATH/STATS UNDERGRADUATES WHO SHOULD WAIT FOR THE ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTION TO BE REMOVED TO SELF-ENROLL OR ADD TO THE WAITLIST AND SHOULD NOT REQUEST AN OVERRIDE. R1 MATH USEFUL; NOT ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED. STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/overrides.