Concentration inequalities
Discover the law of classical probability theory and the sums of independent random variables with the concentration inequalities course from Swayam.
Online
8 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Text Based, Video Based |
Course Overview
The Concentration inequalities online course is an 8 weeks program offered by Swayam, the government of India’s education ministry initiative. It is generally known that functions containing a large number of unpredictable integers act more predictably and less arbitrarily than their components.
Top-notch faculty from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore delivers the Concentration inequalities classes lectures. The course also provides candidates with a government-approved certificate via Swayam, Candidates must register and take the proctored in-person exam offered by the course provider at one of the approved testing centres which costs Rs 1000.
This graduate-level Concentration inequalities training on concentration inequalities addresses the fundamentals of the subject while also introducing advanced themes and approaches. Applications from computer science, electrical engineering, and statistics will be used to demonstrate the utility of the derived inequalities.
The Concentration inequalities syllabus covers the following topics:
- Chernoff bounds: Hoeffding’s inequality, Bennett’s inequality, Bernstein’s inequality
- Introduction & motivation: Limit results and concentration bounds
- Variance bounds: Efron-Stein inequality, Poincáre inequality
- Isoperimetric inequalities
- The transportation method
- The entropy method and log Sobolev inequality
- Other special topics
The Highlights
- 3 credits
- 100% free of cost
- Video lectures
- Postgraduate-level study
- Government-approved certificate
- 8 weeks duration
- Offered by IIsc Bangalore
- Course provider Swayam
- Online learning
Programme Offerings
- Reading Materials
- Self-assessment
- tests
- quizzes
- video lectures
- Online discussion forums
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IISc Bangalore |
Concentration inequalities Fees
Course | Amount in INR |
Concentration inequalities | Free |
Certification exam fee (optional) | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification Qualifying Details
To get the Swayam Concentration inequalities certification, students must complete the core curriculum and pass the examinations and quizzes.
What you will learn
After completing the Concentration inequalities online training, candidates will learn about Introduction & motivation: concentration bounds and limit results, Poincáre inequality, Efron-Stein inequality, Bennett’s inequality, Hoeffding’s inequality, Bernstein’s inequality, Isoperimetric inequalities, The transportation method and other special topics
Admission Details
To get admission to the Concentration inequalities classes by Swayam, follow the steps mentioned below:
Step 1. To access the official Swayam course website, click on the URL below.
(https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_ee106/preview)
Step 2. You may start the registration process by hitting the Register button.
Step 3. You may use your Facebook, Google, or Microsoft account to join up, or you can manually enter your email and password.
Step 4. To access the account details page, look for and click the 'Join' option.
Step 5. Fill in the required information to begin the course.
The Syllabus
Instructors
IISc Bangalore Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The duration of the Concentration inequalities training is 8 weeks.
Swayam is the course provider of the Concentration inequalities online course.
The Concentration inequalities tutorial is Postgraduate level.
Faculty from IISc Bangalore delivers the lecture on Concentration inequalities classes.
There are 3 credits included in the Concentration inequalities course.