IS2120 Mathematical Communication Theory
Who: Paul Munro
Where: SLIS 403
When: Monday, Wednesday 1 PM - 2:20 PM
Textbook
- Coding and Information Theory, Richard W. Hamming
available at the Pitt Bookstore
- Click here for probability
handout.
Course Description
This course is divided into two parts. The first part of the term will
deal with codes and the second part will deal with information
theory. IS2120 places a greater emphasis on mathematics than most
courses in the IS department.
Students should be comfortable with notions of elementary probability,
matrix multiplication, and summation/subscript notation.
Course Format
Weekly Schedule here
Course Requirements
- [30%] homeworks:
Hwk1
Hwk2
Hwk3
Hwk4
Hwk5
Hwk6
Hwk7
Hwk8
Hwk9
- [10%] Class particpation
- [40%] Homeworks (lowest homework score will be dropped)
- [50%] Midterm exam and Final (better exam weighted higher)