Information Theory & Coding
| Instructor | Emre Telatar |
| Office | INR 117 |
| Phone | +4121 6937693 |
| emre.telatar@epfl.ch | |
| Office Hours | By appointment |
| Teaching Assistant | Mine Alsan |
| Phone | +4121 6937554 |
| Office | INR 036 |
| mine.alsan@epfl.ch | |
| Office Hours | 24/7 |
| Teaching Assistant | Marc Desgroseilliers |
| Phone | +4121 6937537 |
| Office | INR 140 |
| marc.desgroseilliers@epfl.ch | |
| Office Hours | 24/7 |
| Teaching Assistant | Saeid Haghighatshoar |
| Phone | +4121 6936654 |
| Office | INR 030 |
| saeid.haghighatshoar@epfl.ch | |
| Office Hours | 24/7 |
Final Exam Information:
- You are allowed 4 sheets of paper (8 sides) of (your own) notes.
Midterm Information:
- Everything up to November 5th is included, i.e. the material from Nov 6th and Nov 12th is not included. Neither is Homework 8.
- You are allowed 2 sheets of paper (4 sides) of (your own) handwritten notes.
- No electronic devices.
- The midterm will take place Tuesday November 13th, from 13h15 to 16h.
- No question will be answered on the day of the midterm.
The midterm will take place in the following rooms:
- INR 113 Last name from A to C + Lauren D'Andrès
- INR 219 Last name from D to K
- ELA2 Last name from L - Z
| Lectures | Monday 13:00 - 15:00 (Room: ELA01) |
| Tuesday 13:00 - 15:00 (Room: ELA02) | |
| Exercises | Tuesday 15:00 - 17:00 (Room: ELA02) |
| Language: | English | |
| Coefficient / Crédits : | 7 ECTS |
See the course material information.pdf
Link to official course description.
Special Announcements
Detailed Schedule
| Date | Topic | Assignment | Due Date/Solutions Posted | Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | public holiday - no course  | ||||||
| Sep 18 | lossless source coding | Homework 1 | Solutions1 | ||||
| Sep 24 | |||||||
| Sep 25 | Homework 2 | Solutions2 | |||||
| Oct 1 | |||||||
| Oct 2 | Homework 3 | Solutions3 | |||||
| Oct 8 | |||||||
| Oct 9 | Homework 4 | Solutions4 | |||||
| Oct 15 | |||||||
| Oct 16 | Homework 5 | Solutions5 | |||||
| Oct 22 | |||||||
| Oct 23 | Homework 6 | Solutions 6 | |||||
| Oct 29 | |||||||
| Oct 30 | Homework 7 | Solutions7 | |||||
| Nov 5 | |||||||
| Nov 6 | Homework 8 | Solutions 8 | |||||
| Nov 12 | |||||||
| Nov 13 | Midterm | Midterm Solutions | |||||
| Nov 19 | |||||||
| Nov 20 | Homework 9 | Solutions 9 | |||||
| Nov 26 | |||||||
| Nov 27 | Homework 10 | Solutions 10 | |||||
| Dec 3 | Graded Homework | ||||||
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| Dec 17 | |||||||
| Dec 18 | Homework 11 | Solutions 11 | |||||
| Final Exam 2012 | Final | Solutions | |||||
| Final Exam 2013 | Solutions | ||||||
Textbook
Elements of information theory, Thomas M. Cover, Joy A. Thomas, 2006. ISBN:0-471-24195-4