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<div>= EECS 6002 =<br />
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This page contains information related to the information theory reading course, EECS 6002, for the Fall 2025 term.<br />
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== Course News and Announcements ==<br />
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* The first meeting of the course will take place on September 9, 2025.<br />
* Shared folder: [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZO2gs7DLrvIOlVh3hqj4Z22b1JmZYqBR?usp=sharing Google Drive]<br />
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== Course Outline ==<br />
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=== Course Description ===<br />
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This course introduces students to the fundamentals of information theory, as well as methods for achieving information-theoretic results using source codes and channel codes. Three main topics will be covered: the source coding theorem and lossless source coding, the channel coding theorem and error-correcting codes, and rate-distortion theory and lossy source coding. Additional applications may be covered if time permits.<br />
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=== Meeting Time and Location ===<br />
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This course will be offered with live online lectures.<br />
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* Tuesdays: 12 PM - 1:30 PM<br />
* Fridays: 1 PM - 2:30 PM<br />
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[https://yorku.zoom.us/j/96353414287?pwd=3zaBZx3gt21LgxzRZl2j4RkmxpQnFM.1 Zoom link]<br />
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'''Attendance policy:''' Occasional absence for any reason is not a problem. However, if a student expects to miss a significant number of classes, they should bring this to the attention of the instructor. The instructor and student can formulate a plan so that the student continues to follow the material. If in the judgment of the instructor, a student has missed too many lectures, a written warning will be given. After the warning is given, if the student continues to miss lectures, the instructor may assign a failing grade, regardless of the student's performance on graded items.<br />
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=== Grade Breakdown ===<br />
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* Survey paper: 50%<br />
* Project: 50%<br />
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Details on the survey paper and project will be made available later.<br />
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Students taking the course for credit may replace the project with a written test, at their option.<br />
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See also the attendance policy, above.<br />
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=== Textbook ===<br />
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I will be teaching from the following textbook: T. Cover and J. Thomas, ''Elements of Information Theory, 2nd ed.'', Wiley, 2006.<br />
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We will be covering roughly chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 10.<br />
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If you attend lectures and take good notes, it should not be necessary to purchase the textbook.</div>Andreweckford