Syllabus academic year 2007/2008
INFORMATION TRANSMISSIONEIT100

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: G1 (First level). Language of instruction: The course might be given in English. Compulsory for: C1. Course coordinator: Rolf Johannesson, rolf@it.lth.se, Inst f informationsteknologi. Recommended prerequisits: FMA410 0197 Mathematical analysis. Assessment: Written exam (5 h) consisting of five problems. Further information: The course might be given in English. Home page: http://www.it.lth.se/courses/informationsoverforing.

Aim
The course introduces ideas from modern telecommunication technology. Its aim is to answer some fundamental questions:

Which kinds of information need to be transferred?

How do we measure information?

How do we transfer or store information?

What is the advantage of digital communication?

Which laws govern information transmission?

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

show ability to handle, on his or her own, methods and results that are new to the student

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

Literature
Anderson, J B and Johannesson, R: Understanding Information Transmission, IEEE Press/Wiley Interscience, 2005.