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| 6.050J/2.110J – Information, Entropy and Computation – Spring 2016 |
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Welcome to the Spring 2016 home page of MIT subject 6.050J / 2.110J
Information, Entropy, and Computation.
All Web resources for this subject are linked to this page.
Notes General Information Catalog Description Personnel
| Unit | Dates (2016) | Major Topic | Notes | Resources |
| 1 2 |
Feb 2–5 | Bits Codes |
Preface Chapter 1 Chapter 2 RNA cartoon |
Resources |
| 3 | Feb 8–12 | Compression |
Chapter 3 MP3 demo JPEG demo |
Resources |
| 4 | Feb 17–26 (2 weeks) | Noise and Errors | Chapter 4 | Resources |
| 5 | Feb 29–Mar 4 | Probability | Chapter 5 | Resources |
| 6 | Mar 7–11 | Communications | Chapter 6 | Resources |
| 7 | Mar 14–18 | Processes | Chapter 7 | Resources |
| Mar 21–25 | Spring Vacation | |||
| 8 | Mar 28–Apr 1 | Inference | Chapter 8 | Resources |
| 9 | Apr 4–8 | Maximum Entropy | Chapter 9 | Resources |
| Apr 12 |
Quiz | |||
| 10 | Apr 14–22 (2 weeks) | Physical Systems | Chapter 10 | Resources |
| 11 | Apr 25–29 | Energy | Chapter 11 | Resources |
| 12 | May 2–6 | Temperature | Chapter 12 | Resources |
| 13 | May 9–12 | Quantum Information | Chapter 13 | Resources |
Quiz, Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 1:00–2:30 PM, Room 3-442.
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.
Final Examination, Wednesday, May 18, 2016, 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
Closed book except that two sheets of 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper,
with notes on both sides, are allowed.
Prof. Seth Lloyd, Room 3-160.