mit
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Mechanical Engineering
6.050J/2.110J – Information, Entropy and Computation – Spring 2009

Unit 8: Inference

Schedule

Lecture Tuesday, Mar 31, 2009, 1:00 PM Room 36-153
Recitation Thursday, Apr 2, 2009, 1:00 PM Room 36-153
Quiz Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009, 1:00 PM Room 36-153
Closed book except that one sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 inch
paper, with notes on both sides, is allowed.
Coverage: through Unit 8

Lecture Handouts

Students who for any reason did not receive these items can pick up a copy in Room 38-344. Most of this material is also available on the 6.050J/2.110J Web site http://mtlsites.mit.edu/Courses/6.050.

Reading Assignment


Resources

Technical

The person most responsible for use of maximum entropy principles in various fields of science is Edwin T. Jaynes (July 5, 1922 - April 30, 1998).

Historical

Jaynes knew, of course, about Thomas Bayes and when on sabbatical in England sought out and photographed the Bayes tombstone.

Books


Help Wanted

6.050J/2.110J students: be the first to suggest a resource, for example a useful Web site or a good book or article, to add to the list above. Send your suggestion by e-mail during Spring 2009 to 6.050-staff at mit.edu.


6.050J/2.110J home page | Spring 2009 | Site map | Search | About this page | Comments and inquiries Click here for information on MIT Accessibility