# Inform Theory & Coding

## ECSE-6530

Information measures, characterization of information sources, coding for discrete sources, the noiseless coding theorems, construction of Huffman codes. Discrete channel characterization, channel capacity, noisy-channel coding theorems, reliability exponents. Various error-control coding and decoding techniques, including block and convolutional codes. Introduction to waveform channels and rate distortion theory.

3 credits
Prereqs:
none

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| Spring | Summer | Fall
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| (Session 1) | (Session 2) |
2026 |  |  |
2025 |  |  |

2024

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- Ali Tajer

Seats Taken: 12/30

2023 |  |  |
2022 |  |  |

2021

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- Ali Tajer

Seats Taken: 21/35

2020 |  |  |
2019 |  |  |

2018

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- Ali Tajer

Seats Taken: 3/35

2017

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- Ali Tajer

Seats Taken: 8/30

2016 |  |  |

2015

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- John W Woods

Seats Taken: 3/30

2014

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- John W Woods

Seats Taken: 2/20

2013 |  |  |

2012

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- John W Woods

Seats Taken: 4/20

2011

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- John W Woods

Seats Taken: 4/20

2010 |  |  |

2009

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- John W Woods

Seats Taken: 8/25

2008

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- John W Woods

Seats Taken: 6/25

2007

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- John W Woods

Seats Taken: 9/25

2006

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- John W Woods

Seats Taken: 9/25

2005

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- William A Pearlman

Seats Taken: 8/25

2004

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- William A Pearlman

Seats Taken: 9/25

2003

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- William A Pearlman

Seats Taken: 18/30

2002

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- William A Pearlman

Seats Taken: 10/35

2001

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- James W Modestino

Seats Taken: 9/35

2000

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- James W Modestino

Seats Taken: 14/35

1999

Inform Theory & Coding (3c)

- James W Modestino

Seats Taken: 22/35

1998 |  |  |