tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post831576109795703766..comments2024-03-10T05:26:42.148-04:00Comments on My Biased Coin: Enrollments 2009, UpdateMichael Mitzenmacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738274256402616703noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-39488129034213767492009-02-13T09:06:00.000-05:002009-02-13T09:06:00.000-05:00I'd love to think that this has to do with the "Ma...I'd love to think that this has to do with the "Malan bump" we've seen in CS50, but, CS51's enrollments are down, as were CS61's last term. My theory is that the pool of students who want to take CS courses at Harvard in a given year is subject to a high degree of burstiness and oscillatory behavior. This variation tends to be more pronounced in the middle range of courses than on the extremes. <BR/><BR/>We could probably model this as an open queueing network with load-dependent service centers.... let me try to work out the dynamics and get back to you.Matt Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255792550910131960noreply@blogger.com