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CISC *7226X Information and Computation
(Prior to Fall 2010, this course was known as CIS 725.
The information below might still reflect the old course numbers. Bracketed numbers, if any, are the old course numbers. Learn more...)
37½ hours plus conference and independent work; 3 credits
Introduction to Shannon's information theory. Data compression algorithms: Huffman, dictionary, and predictive approaches. Techniques for different data formats. Information theory and cryptology: theoretical limits. Basic concepts of cryptology. Classic cryptography and cryptanalysis. Modern cryptographic algorithms. Information and the information environment.
Prerequisite: Computer and Information Science 7200X [714X] or an undergraduate course in analysis of algorithms; and Mathematics 6652X [652X] or a course in probability.
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