The course aims at giving the students a solid theoretical and practical introduction to basic concepts of information theory. 

The course consists of 4 main parts as detailed below:

1. Measuring information

2. Source coding

3. Channel coding

4. Extension to continuous sources and rate distortion theory

Suggested Bibliography:

1. T. Cover, J. A. Thomas, Elements of Information Theory, Wiley, Third Edition

2. K. Sayood, Inroduction to data compression, Morgan Kauffman, hird Edition

3. J. Proakis, M. Salehi, Communication Systems Engineering, Prentice Hall, hird Edition