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M |
Aug 25 |
Introduction & Motivation |
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| 2 |
W |
Aug 27 |
Probability Theory I |
Gardiner Ch. 2 |
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M |
Sep 1 |
Labor Day - NO CLASS |
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| 3 |
W |
Sep 3 |
Probability Theory II |
Gardiner Ch. 2 |
| 4 |
M |
Sep 8 |
Entropy |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 2 |
| 5 |
W |
Sep 10 |
Applications of Entropy I |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 2 + Parrondo/Horowitz/Sagawa |
| 6 |
M |
Sep 15 |
Applications of Entropy II |
Parrondo/Horowitz/Sagawa + Cover & Thomas Ch. 3 |
| 7 |
W |
Sep 17 |
Applications of Entropy III |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 3, 5 |
| 8 |
M |
Sep 22 |
Applications of Entropy IV |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 5 + Vogel/Saravia/Cortez |
| 9 |
W |
Sep 24 |
Relative Entropy |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 2 |
| 10 |
M |
Sep 29 |
Applications of Relative Entropy |
Parrondo/Horowitz/Sagawa + Cover & Thomas Ch. 5 |
| 11 |
W |
Oct 1 |
Mutual Information |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 2 |
| 12 |
M |
Oct 6 |
Channel Coding I |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 7 |
| 13 |
M |
Oct 8 |
Channel Coding II |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 7 |
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M |
Oct 13 |
Study Break - NO CLASS |
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W |
Oct 15 |
Midterm (Online) - NO CLASS |
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| 14 |
M |
Oct 20 |
Horse Racing |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 6 |
| 15 |
W |
Oct 22 |
Natural Selection |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 6 + Rivoire/Leibler |
| 16 |
M |
Oct 27 |
Natural Selection & Continuous Random Variables |
Rivoire/Leibler + Cover & Thomas Ch. 8 |
| 17 |
W |
Oct 29 |
Differential Entropy |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 8 |
| 18 |
M |
Nov 3 |
Analong Communication |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 9 |
| 19 |
W |
Nov 5 |
Biological Signal Transduction |
Bialek Ch. 6 (6.4) |
| 20 |
M |
Nov 10 |
Maximum Entropy Estimates |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 12 |
| 21 |
W |
Nov 12 |
Exponential Random Graph Models & Stochastic Processes |
Fronczak 1210.7828 & Cover & Thomas Ch. 4 |
| 22 |
M |
Nov 17 |
Stochastic Processes |
Cover & Thomas Ch. 4 |
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W |
Nov 19 |
NO CLASS |
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M |
Nov 24 |
NO CLASS |
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W |
Nov 26 |
Thanksgiving Break - **NO_CLASS* |
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| 23 |
M |
Dec 1 |
Presentations Day 1 |
Groups |
| 24 |
W |
Dec 3 |
Presentations Day 2 |
Groups |
| 25 |
M |
Dec 8 |
Presentations Day 3 |
Groups |
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M |
Dec 15 |
Final Exam (Online) |
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