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Name: Information Theory and Coding
ID: m10162
Language: English (en)
Summary: An overview of information theory, beginning with a quantifiable definition of information using entropy and leading to ideas in reliable transmission of information using source coding and channel coding.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: channel, channel coding, coding, entropy, information theory, Shannon, source coding
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 1.0
Authors: Behnaam Aazhang (aaz@ece.rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Behnaam Aazhang (aaz@ece.rice.edu)
Maintainers: Dinesh Rajan (dinesh@ece.rice.edu), Mohammad Borran (mohammad@ece.rice.edu), Roy Ha (rha@alumni.rice.edu), Shawn Stewart (mrshawn@alumni.rice.edu), Behnaam Aazhang (aaz@ece.rice.edu)
Latest version: 2.10 (history)
First publication date: Jul 3, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5
Last revision to module: Jul 27, 2005 11:48 am GMT-5
Module XML: m10162_2.10.cnxml

Version History

Version: 2.10 Jul 27, 2005 11:48 am GMT-5 by Chuck Bearden
Changes: 
Fixed public identifier in doctype declaration.
Version: 2.9 May 18, 2004 2:29 pm GMT-5 by Elizabeth Gregory
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Updated to 0.5
Version: 2.8 Jan 7, 2004 10:00 am US/Central by Adan Galvan
Changes: 
added maintainer
Version: 2.7 Oct 3, 2003 1:36 pm GMT-5 by Charlet Reedstrom
Changes: 
removed hardcoded number in example name, removed codeline tag where misused
Version: 2.6 Aug 12, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
content changes as requested by author
Version: 2.5 Feb 9, 2002 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Authors updated
Version: 2.4 Jul 19, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by Brent Hendricks
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Sync with DB
Version: 2.2 Jul 11, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Added keywords, links, and abstract.
Version: 2.1 Jul 3, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
First draft of module
Version: 2.0 Jul 3, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Added initial template for new module m10162

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