Problem Set 1 on Information and Representation
January 16th, 2007Here are some problems to help you think through the material in the next two lectures. These are due before class on Tuesday 23 January. Solutions
Here are some problems to help you think through the material in the next two lectures. These are due before class on Tuesday 23 January. Solutions
Today we’ll look at a bit of Information Theory and then begin looking under the covers. You’ll find the slides for today’s lecture here. Lecture 2 as PDF
Introduction slides. We won’t do much today but we’ll pick up steam next time. Lecture 1 as PDF.
I’m looking forward to this class. We will pull back the covers and see how computers really work. Many students find this class very difficult because you have to deal with many levels of abstraction. This is good preparation for a career in computer science where we constantly deal with systems that are way too complicated to understand without abstraction.
I’ll play some of my favorite music just before class each day. Come early to expand your musical horizons!