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University of Lübeck
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2004

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December 15th: Information Theory I

Content

Source Coding, Channel Coding, Source Compression, Decompression, Rendering, Redundancy, Irrelevancy, Code, Code Classes, Average Codeword Length, Distinct Codes, Uniquely Decodable Codes, (Minimal) Prefix Codes, Encoder/Decoder, Codec, Static Code, One-pass/Two-pass Codes, Dynamic/Adaptive Codes, Forward/Backward Adaptation, Stochastic Process, Markoff Process, Communication Theory of Shannon, Bit, Entropy, Code/Source Redundancy

Slides

Slides 266-285
 04_12_15_InformationTheory_I.pdf (607,206 Bytes)

Links

 History of Information Theory (Lucent)
 Data compression resource (datacompression.info)
References

• Claude E. Shannon, Warren Weaver
The Mathematical Theory of Communication
University of Illinois Press, Urbana and Chicago, 1949. Paperback reprint 1998.
McLuhan ISNM 1157
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