Computer Science 240 - Reasoning Under Uncertainty

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 undergraduate students. CICS160CS187/CICS210&MATH132wC SEATS ARE BEING SAVED FOR INCOMING TRANSFER STUDENTS UNTIL THE END OF NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION AND TRANSFER (NSOT) ENROLLMENT PERIOD. REMAINING SEATS WILL BE RELEASED PRIOR TO CLASS START. STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDE VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/academics/course-overrides