MIT 18.404J Theory of Computation, Fall 2020 - 23. Probabilistic Computation, BPP

MIT 18.404J Theory of Computation, Fall 2020 Instructor: Michael Sipser View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/18-404JF20 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP60_JNv2MmK3wkOt9syvfQWY Quickly reviewed last lecture. Defined probabilistic Turing machines and the class BPP. Sketched the amplification lemma. Introduced branching programs and read-once branching programs. Started the proof that EQ for ROBP is in BPP. Introduced the arithmetization method. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at https://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu Support OCW at http://ow.ly/a1If50zVRlQ We encourage constructive comments and discussion on OCW’s YouTube and other social media channels. Personal attacks, hate speech, trolling, and inappropriate comments are not allowed and may be removed. More details at https://ocw.mit.edu/comments.