The power and sources of randomness in computation. Topics include: (1) Basic tools: polynomial zero testing, linearity testing, uniform generation and approximate counting, the influence of variables. (2) Randomness in various computational settings: computational learning theory,communication complexity, probabilistic proofs. (3) Generating randomness: pseudorandom generators, derandomization, expanders, extractors.
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