Free Online Course: An Introduction to Probability in Computing provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. An Introduction to Probability in Computing is taught by John Augustine.
4 weeks long
Finished
With the advent of machine learning, data mining, and many other modern applications of computer science, we are increasingly seeing the influence of probability theory on computer science. This course is aimed at providing a brief introduction to probability theory to CS students so that they can grasp recent CS trends more easily.
Week 1 : A brief axiomatic introduction to discrete probability theory – Karger’s Mincut
Week 2 : Random Variables – Quicksort
Week 3 : Markov’s and Chebyshev’s Inequalities – Randomized Median
Week 4 : Chernoff Bounds – Parameter Estimation & Quicksort Revisited
