Counting is one of the basic mathematically related tasks we encounter on a day to day basis. The main question here is the following. If we need to count something, can we do anything better than just counting all objects one by one? Do we need to create a list of all phone numbers to ensure that there are enough phone numbers for everyone? Is there a way to tell that our algorithm will run in a reasonable time before implementing and actually running it? All these questions are addressed by a mathematical field called Combinatorics.
This course is part of the Introduction to Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science Specialization
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- Random Variable
- Probability Interpretations
- Probability
- Combinatorics
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Basic Counting
Binomial Coefficients
Advanced Counting
Probability
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Great lessons, great instructors, literacy slides, this course has everything. I'm so proud to complete two out of five courses in this specialization!
Difficult topics discussed in easy to understand ways and uses fun and interesting problems/exercises to test your understanding.
Some of the concepts proved difficult on initial inspection but the videos made concepts clear and the quizzes ensure I understood the concept before moving on.
I lacked confidence in permutations and combinations since my high school, but now i am enjoying solving combinatorial problems. Thanks to professors
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