EE 642 Information Theory and Source Coding

EE642 Course Information - Fall 2003

Course Instructor: Professor Edward J. Delp
Office: Room 368 MSEE
Telephone: 49-41740
Office Hours: MWF 11:00am-Noon or by appointment

Credit: 3 credit hours.

Prerequisites: EE 600 or permission of the instructor

Description: A treatment of the basic concepts of Information Theory and Source Coding. Determination of channel capacity and its relation to actual communication systems. Rate distortion theory is introduced and the performance of various source codes is presented.

Grading: There will be one mid-term exam and course projects. There will not be a final exam. The grade will be determined by:
Mid-Term Exam: 30%
Quizzes/Projects: 20%
Final Course Project: 50%

Homework: Homeworks will be assigned. It will not be collected or graded.

Course Projects: The course projects will consist of several short homework-like projects involving the concepts developed in the class. One large course project will be assigned in the last six weeks of the term. More detail about the projects will be annouced later.

Mid-Term Exam

The mid-term exam date will be announced later.

Final Exam

The Final Exam date will be announced later.

Projects

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

Project 4

Assignments and Course Outline

Reading and Homework Assignments

Tenative Course Outline

Textbook

R. G. Gallager, Information Theory and Reliable Communication, Wiley.

References:

Several journal papers and other handouts will distributed in class. Other referecence material is available by following this link.

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