4280-Information Theory  (Spring 2011)

 MATH 4280
  Instructor
Jean Bellissard
Professor of Mathematics and Physics
School of Math, Skiles 132
Phone: (404) 385-2179 (Math)
Fax: (404) 894-4409
e-mail: jeanbel@math.gatech.edu 		Location

Course

Skiles 170  Tuesday-Thursday 3:05-4:25pm

MATH 4280 AG CRN 21784
MATH 4280 AU CRN 20599

Office Hours: Skiles  132  Monday 5-6pm & By appointement

Dates: January  11  till April  28,  2011



Monthly Calendar (see Calendar)

Homework #4: CT Chap. 7, p.227-236  # 7.14, 7.15, 7.28
CT Chap. 8, p.256-258  # 8.1, 8.8, 8.9
    Due date: March 15th, 3pm
March 15th & 17th: Gaussian Channels, CT Chap.  9.1-9.3
March 29th & 31th: Gaussian Channels, CT Chap.  9.4-9.6
April 5th & 7th: Rate Distorsion Theory, CT Chap.  10.1-10.3

Homework #5: CT Chap.   9, p.290-292  # 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.5, 9.10, 9.20 (long)
CT Chap. 10, p.336-338  # 10.1, 10.2, 10.6
    Due date: April 12th, 3pm Spring break: March 21-25

April 12th & 14th: Rate Distorsion Theory, CT Chap.  10.4-10.8
April 19th & 21th: Kolmogorov Complexity, CT Chap.  14.1-14.3
April 26th & 28th: Kolmogorov Complexity, CT Chap.  14.4-14.8

Final Exam: May 5th, 2011, 11:30am-2:20pm, Skiles 170
 


Prerequisites Math 3215 or Math 3225

Textbook Elements of Information Theory , Second Edition
Thomas M. Cover & Joy A. Thomas,
Wiley, 2006

(denoted by CT)

Homeworks A compulsory homework will be proposed once every two weeks. It will be graded and the total grade will be counted for 40% of the final grade. The due date must be respected by students.

Final Exam May 5th, 2011,    11:30am-2:20pm    Skiles 170.
The final exam will count for 60% of the final grade.