Math 601D
Entropy


Schedule of student talks

Course Outline

Lecture Notes 1-6

Lecture Notes 7-13

Lecture Notes 14-19

Lecture Notes 20-25

Lecture Notes 26-34

Suggested Exercises I

Suggested Exercises II

Suggested Exercises III

Suggested Exercises IV

Entropy Properties (in terms of random variables)

Entropy Properties (in terms of partitions and sigma-algebras)

Paper on Birch bounds (1962)

Information Theory Notes, by Jeff Steif

Another good reference for introductory ergodic theory: K. Petersen, Ergodic Theory, Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics, 9, Cambridge U. Press (1983)

Instructor Information
Instructor:Brian Marcus
Email :marcus[at]math[dot]ubc[dot]ca
Office: Math Building, Room 218
Office Hours:  MWF 1-2 and by appointment
Phone: 822-3262