T 12, 31-161; R 12, 34-302; R 12, 34-304
Profs. Paul Penfield, 38-344, x2506 and Seth Lloyd, 3-160, x2-1803
Prerequisite: 8.01 or 8.012 or 8.01L or 8.01X
2-1-3
Unified theory of information with applications to computing, communications, thermodynamics, and other sciences. Digital signals and streams, codes, compression, noise, and probability. Reversible and irreversible operations. Channel capacity. Maximum-entropy formalism. Thermodynamic equilibrium, temperature. The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Quantum computation. Limited enrollment in Spring 2000, with priority given to freshmen. Meets with 2.995.
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Created: Jun 31, 1998
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