# Information Theory and 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) |
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 |  |  |