Computer Science 240 - Reasoning Under Uncertainty
Spring
2024
01AA
F 11:15AM 12:05PM
UMass Amherst
11862
Lederle Grad Res Ctr rm A301
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 Networks.
Open to Computer Science majors only. COMPSCI187/CICS160&MATH132w/C
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.