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| Lecturer | Prof. Alexandros Eleftheriadis |
| Office | 811 Schapiro Research Bldg. (CEPSR) |
| Office Hours | Wednesdays 3:00-5:00pm |
| Office Phone | (212) 854-8670 |
| Email address | [email protected] |
| Teaching Assistant | Yihan Fang |
| Office | 715 Schapiro Research Bldg. |
| Office Hours | |
| Phone | (212) 939-7085 |
| Email Address | [email protected] |
| Class Mailing List | [email protected] |
| Course Web Page | http://www.ee.columbia.edu/~eleft/e6880/ |
| Day, Time, and Place | Tuesdays, 4:10-6:00pm EST, 1127 Mudd |
| Credits | 3 |
| Prerequisites | An introductory course in probability. Familiarity with C, C++, or Java. |
| Textbooks | Elements of Information Theory, T. M. Cover and J. A. Thomas, Wiley, 1991. ISBN 0-471-06259-6 Digital Video: An Introduction to MPEG-2, Chapman and Hall, 1997. ISBN 0-412-08411-2 |
| Midterm Exam | None |
| Final Exam | Tuesday May 13, 1997, 4:10pm-7:10pm (closed book) |
| Homeworks | 4 assignments consisting of questions related to the lectures. Homeworks are due at the beginning of the class one week after they are handed out. Late homeworks will not be accepted. |
| Project | A design and software implementation project will be assigned on topics selected by the students and approved by the instructor. Projects will be presented by students in the last lecture. Teams of up to three students are allowed. |
| Grading | Homework 25%, Project 40%, Final 35% |
