CS 4953, Spring 2004: Resources

Online Resources

Online Resources:

The Sacred Text of Information Theory:
- A Mathematical Theory of Communication by Claude E. Shannon. Local copy (PDF) [PDF, 366KB] Remote copy [PDF].
On-line books (all hard and theoretical; that's why they're free):
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Presentations:
- Shannon Day at Bell Labs: Slides.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Coding and information theory links:
Data compression links:
- Mitsuharu ARIMURA's Bookmarks on Source Coding/Data Compression
- http://www.datacompression.info/
Online courses:
- Introduction to Data Compression, by R.E. Ladner at U of Washington: CSE 490 GZ Winter 2002
- Information Theory and Coding, by Kieffer at U of Minnesota: EE 5581 Fall 2002
- Data Compression, by Kieffer at U of Minnesota: EE 5585 Fall 2001
- Information Theory, by John Lafferty at Carnegie-Meloon: 15-850 (B)
- Handouts for a course on data compression by GlenLangdon: CMPE 263
Articles about coding and information theory:
- Information theory primer for molecular biologists: Link here, Local .ps, Local .pdf
- Quantum computing:
  - Quantum Key Distribution, local pdf file.
  - Quantum Storage.
Standards:
- JBIG2: here, Draft JBIG2 standard: local copy
- MPEG: Moving Picture Experts Group,
  MPEG-21 Overview: remote copy, local copy,
  MPEG-4 from Apple: MPEG-4,
  Berkeley MPEG tools: MPEG tools (includes FAQs),
  MPEG-2 information: MPEG-2 information.
Online code:

Revision date: 2003-10-26. (Please use ISO 8601, the International Standard.)