MATH 441
Information Theory and Applications
Last Offered Fall 2021
Division III
Cross-listed STAT 441 / CSCI 441
This course is not offered in the current catalog

Class Details

What is information? And how do we communicate information effectively? This course will introduce students to the fundamental ideas of Information Theory including entropy, communication channels, mutual information, and Kolmogorov complexity. These ideas have surprising connections to a fields as diverse as physics (statistical mechanics, thermodynamics), mathematics (ergodic theory and number theory), statistics and machine learning (Fisher information, Occam’s razor), and electrical engineering (communication theory).
The Class: Format: lecture
Limit: 30
Expected: 25
Class#: 2006
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: Weekly homeworks, midterm(s), final exam.
Prerequisites: Math/Stat 341; Math 150 or 151; or permission of instructor.
Enrollment Preferences: Seniors; mathematics and statistics majors.
Distributions: Divison III
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
STAT 441 Division III CSCI 441 Division III MATH 441 Division III

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