Paper Info
Title
A course on probability theory for computer scientists
Abstract
During the past 20 years, probability theory has become a critical element in the development of many areas in computer science. Commensurately, in this paper, we argue for expanding the coverage of probability in the computing curriculum. Specifically, we present details of a new course we have developed on Probability Theory for Computer Scientists. An analysis of course evaluation data shows that students find the contextualized content of this class more relevant and valuable than general presentations of probability theory. We also discuss different models for expanding the role of probability in different curricular programs that may not have the capacity to teach a full course on the subject.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1145/1953163.1953245
SIGCSE
Keywords
Field
DocType
computer scientists,computing curriculum,different model,probability theory,new course,computer science,computer scientist,contextualized content,different curricular program,full course,course evaluation data,discrete mathematics
Applied probability,Software engineering,Computer science,Curriculum,Mathematics education,Probability theory,Multimedia,Course evaluation
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.39
6
Authors
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mehran Sahami14138556.74