Name: Information Theory: A Tutorial Introduction
ISBN: 9780993367953

About Information Theory: A Tutorial Introduction

Originally developed by Claude Shannon in the 1940s, information theory laid the foundations for the digital revolution, and is now an essential tool in telecommunications, genetics, linguistics, brain sciences, and deep space communication. In this richly illustrated book, accessible examples are used to introduce information theory in terms of everyday games like '20 questions' before more advanced topics are explored. These advanced topics include a summary of the relationship between information theory and thermodynamic entropy, and a review of applications in telecommunications and biology. Online MatLab and Python computer programs provide hands-on experience of information theory in…

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