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EE 553
Introduction to Information Theory
Course Description
Fall 2003

Instructor

Prof. Joseph A. O'Sullivan. Jolley 411. 935-4173. jao@essrl.

Textbook

Thomas M. Cover and Joy A. Thomas, Elements of Information Theory, New York: Wiley and Sons, 1991.

Time and Place

TT 8:30-10:00 a.m., Cupples II, 220

Grader

Brandon Westover, westovem@medicine.wustl.edu

Office Hours

To be determined. Send me an e-mail note if you think we need rigid hours. Otherwise, just drop by or make an appointment.

Grading

Problem Sets:	20%
Exam 1:	30%
Final Exam and/or Project:	40%
Evaluation:	10%

Exam 1 date has not been set.

Catalog Description

Discrete source and channel model, definition of information rate and channel capacity, coding theorems for sources and channels, encoding and decoding of data for transmission over noisy channels. Corequisite: EE 551A or equivalent.

Problem Set Solutions

Solutions will be made available. Use of back files of any kind in the solution of problem sets is strictly forbidden. See Course Policy Statement.

Tentative Schedule

Chapter 1 and preview, Lecture 1
Chapter 2: 3 lectures
Chapter 3: 1 lecture
Chapter 4: 1 lecture
Chapter 5: 3 lectures
Chapter 6: 2 lectures
Chapter 7: 2 lectures
Chapter 8: 3 lectures
Chapter 9: 1 lecture
Chapter 10: 2 lectures
Chapter 11: 1 lecture
Chapter 12: 4 lectures
Chapter 13: 2 lectures
Chapter 14: 1 lecture
Research Talk: 1 lecture

Schedule Discussion

Mostly we work straight through the book. We occasionally skip sections.
I may skip Chapter 6 on gambling this year in order to introduce new material toward the end and spend more time in rate-distortion theory. Gambling is fun, however, so I will try to address it in some way.
The schedule is ambitious, but necessary for a good introduction to this active research area.

This file is created and maintained by Joseph A. O'Sullivan. Respond to him via jao@essrl.wustl.edu.