EE 561

INFORMATION THEORY

Prof. Aylin Yener  yener AT ee.psu DOT edu

Grading Assistant: Ertugrul Ciftcioglu

Class Meeting Info:

M W F 1:25pm-2:15pm, 125 Sackett

Instructor Office Hours:

M 2:20pm-3:30pm

Tu 4:30pm-5:00pm

Discussion hour/ make-up lecture hour: W 2:30pm-3:30pm

No class November 30, December 2, December 4 (GLOBECOM 09). Make-up classes (2 done already, one to come on December 9 at the make-up lecture hour)

No class or office hours on November 16, 18. Make-up for these classes November 19 at 5:30pm at 105 EE West

Extra class at the make-up lecture hour on November 11.

Extra class at the make-up lecture hour on November 4.

Extra class at the make-up lecture hour on October 28, no class October 30.

No class October 19, 21, 23. (Midterm will make-up for these meeting times).

No class September 16 (Make-up class: September 23, 103 EE West)

No class or office hour September 14 (Make-up class: September 9, 103 EE West)

No class or office hour on September 7 (Labor Day- University holiday)

No class or office hour August 31 (Make-up class: September 2, 113 Sackett)

  All registered students are assumed to have access to ANGEL. Most material related to the course such as course notes, homework solutions etc. will be at the ANGEL page accessible only to registered students.

To access click cms.psu.edu , put in your PSU ID & password.

  Course Syllabus (pdf file)

   Midterm + final.

NEW! Midterm will be on October 27, 2009, 6:00pm-9:00pm in 201 EE West.

Final will be on TBA
 

  Homework VI due on December 2 by 2:30pm. Drop off with Ertugrul at 3A EE West.

  Homework V due in class on November 13.

  Homework IV due on October 21 by 2:30pm. Drop off with Ertugrul at 3A EE West.

  Homework III due in class on October 7.

  Homework II due in class on September 23. Solutions posted on ANGEL on September 23.

  Homework I due in class on September 9. Solutions posted on ANGEL on September 9.

  Homeworks are posted on ANGEL course page. Problem numbers are from the 2nd Edition (2006) of Cover and Thomas.

  Only problems marked with an (R) need to be turned in.

  Your homework must be submitted in class the day it is due (No late homeworks will be accepted).

  Homework solutions will be posted at the ANGEL course page after the due date.

  IEEE Information Theory Society Student Committee

  Annual School of Information Theory: Year 2008, Year 2009

  IEEE Information Theory Society

  Shannon's "A Mathematical Theory of Communications".