Mathematics for Computer Science BCS301
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Module 1 Overview
Probability Distributions: Review of basic probability theory. Random variables (discrete and continuous), probability mass and density functions. Mathematical expectation, mean and variance. Binomial, Poisson and normal distributions- problems (derivations for mean and standard deviation for Binomial and Poisson distributions only)-Illustrative examples. Exponential distribution. (12 Hours)
(RBT Levels: L1, L2 and L3)
Pedagogy: Chalk and Board, Problem-based learning
Module 2 Overview
Joint probability distribution: Joint Probability distribution for two discrete random variables, expectation, covariance and correlation.
Markov Chain: Introduction to Stochastic Process, Probability Vectors, Stochastic matrices, Regular stochastic matrices, Markov chains, Higher transition probabilities, Stationary distribution of Regular Markov chains and absorbing states. (12 Hours)
(RBT Levels: L1, L2 and L3)
Pedagogy: Chalk and Board, Problem-based learning
Module 3 Overview
Introduction, sampling distribution, standard error, testing of hypothesis, levels of significance, test of significances, confidence limits, simple sampling of attributes, test of significance for large samples, comparison of large samples. (12 Hours)
(RBT Levels: L1, L2 and L3)
Pedagogy: Chalk and Board, Problem-based learning
Module 4 Overview
Sampling variables, central limit theorem and confidences limit for unknown mean. Test of Significance for means of two small samples, students 't' distribution, Chi-square distribution as a test of goodness of fit. F-Distribution. (12 Hours)
(RBT Levels: L1, L2 and L3)
Pedagogy: Chalk and Board, Problem-based learning
Module 5 Overview
Principles of experimentation in design, Analysis of completely randomized design, randomized block design. The ANOVA Technique, Basic Principle of ANOVA, One-way ANOVA, Two-way ANOVA, Latin-square Design, and Analysis of Co-Variance. (12 Hours)
(RBT Levels: L1, L2 and L3)
Pedagogy: Chalk and Board, Problem-based learning
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Credits for BCS301: 04.
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