Syllabus academic year 2011/2012
(Created 2011-09-01.)
Credits: 7,5.
Grading scale: TH.
Cycle: G2
(First Cycle).
Main field: Technology.
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English on demand.
Optional for: C4, C4ks, D4, D4ks, E3, E3f, F4, MFOT1, MWIR1, Pi4, Pi4ssr.
Course coordinator: Associate Professor Stefan Höst, stefan.host@eit.lth.se, Electrical and Information Technology.
Recommended prerequisits: FMS012 Mathematical Statistics, Basic Course.
Assessment: Home exam and hand in problems.
Home page: http://www.eit.lth.se/course/eit080.
Aim
The aim of this course is to give basic knowledge of principles for storage and transmission of information, and the use of binary representation of information.
This course gives basic knowledge of todays and tomorrows system.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
For a passing grade the student must:- be able to identify and formulate problems within the area of Information Theory
- be able to classify the level of difficulty of problems related to the his/her own level of knowledge
Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must
For a passing grade the student must:- be able to show ability to handle new methods and results
- be able to realize systems for the algoritkms presented in the course
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
For a passing grade the student must:- be able to classify the level of difficulty of problems related to the his/her own level of knowledge
Contents
The transmission of information is at the heart of what we call communication. The fundamental idea of information theory is that all communication is essentially digital. This course provides an up-to-date introduction to information theory. The course emphasizes both the formal development of the theory and the engineering implications for the design of communication systems and other information handling systems.
Literature
Cover T and Thomas J; Elements of Information Theory, 2nd Ed., Wiley, 2006.