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Syllabus ELEMENTS OF INFORMATION THEORY - 67561
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Last update 12-09-2024
HU Credits: 4

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: Computer Sciences

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: E. Safra

Course/Module Coordinator: Or Ordentlich

Coordinator Email: or.ordentlich@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: TBA

Teaching Staff:
Prof. Or Ordentlich,
Mr. Tomer Berg

Course/Module description:
The course introduces the basic information measures: entropy, mutual information and divergence, and illustrates how to use those quantities for developing and analyzing performance of compression, communication and statistical inference systems.

Course/Module aims:
To form a gentle introduction to the fascinating field of information theory

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
-Explain the basic ideas underlying lossless compression and design low-complexity lossless compression systems.
-Explain the basic ideas underlying reliable communication over a noisy channel.
-Compute the fundmemtal limits for basic problems in statistical inference, communication and compression.

Attendance requirements(%):

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lecture + recitation

Course/Module Content:
-Information measures
-Losslsess compression for sources with a known/unknown statistical model
-Fano’s inequality and its application
-Applications of information theory in statistics
-Communication over a noisy channel and the channel capacity theorem

Required Reading:
Lecture note that will be uploaded to the course's website

Additional Reading Material:
Cover, T. M., and Joy A. Thomas. "Elements of information theory." (2006).

Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam / Home Exam 90 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 10 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
For further information, please visit the site of the Dean of Students Office.
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