4280-Information Theory  (Spring 2016)

 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 311  Monday-Wednesday-Friday 9:05-9:55am

MATH 4280 AG     CRN 21373
MATH 4280 AU     CRN 20511
ESL 4280L SME    CRN 10023

Office Hours
Dates
Final Exam 		Skiles  132  M-W 2-3pm & By appointment
January 11th till April 29th, 2014
April 29th, 11:30M-2:20pm


Monthly Calendar (see Calendar)
Homework #4:
  CT Chap. 7, p.227-236       Problems # 7.14, 7.15, 7.28
  CT Chap. 8, p.256-258       Problems # 8.1, 8.8, 8.9
  Due date: Friday April 1st
March 28-30 & April 1st: Rate Distortion Theory, CT Chap. 10.4-10.8
April 4-6-8: Kolmogorov Complexity, Turing Machines CT Chap. 14.1-14.3
April 11-13-15: Kolmogorov Complexity CT Chap. 14.4-14.10,
April 18-20-22: Kolmogorov Complexity, CT Chap. 14.11-14.13
April 25-27: Review week,

Final Exam: Friday April 29th, 11:30am-2:20pm Skiles 311



Prerequisite Math 3215 or Math 3225
Textbooks  Elements of Information Theory, Second Edition
 Thomas M. Cover & Joy A. Thomas, Wiley, 2006

  (denoted by CT)




Lectures on Computation
Richard P. Feyman, Westview, Hey & Allen Eds., 1999
Homeworks Five compulsory homework will be proposed periodically during the semester.
The due date must be respected by students
They will be graded and the total grade will be counted for 40% of the final grade.
Final Exam April 29th, 11:30am - 2:20pm, Skiles 311

The final exam will count for 60% of the final grade