
Information Theory is the study of the transmission of information, including fundamental transmission limits, optimal encoding, and error correction. (Photo courtesy of Suzanne Chapman, CC-BY-NC-SA)
Course Description
This is a graduate-level introduction to mathematics of information theory. We will cover both classical and modern topics, including information entropy, lossless data compression, binary hypothesis testing, channel coding, and lossy data compression.
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As Taught In: | Spring 2016 |
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Graduate
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