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Mathematics of the Information Age
Instructor(s): Brad
Osgood
Prerequisites: None
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| The world may be made of earth, wind, fire, and water, but it runs on information. What is information? How
do we measure it, manipulate it, send it, and protect it? Why as everything gone digital and what does this mean? The Mathematics of the Information Age is part of your everyday life, from imaging to the Internet. We will discuss the elements of information theory and how information is represented in different ways for different purposes. We will work with the mathematical representation of signals from the classical functions of trigonometry to the spectrum of a general signal. This course will help you understand some of the profound ways mathematics is used to shape and direct these aspects of the modern world. There will be regular assignments, readings, a research project, and a presentation on a topic of your choice that goes beyond the class material.
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https://ccnet.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/course.cgi?cc=ee10sc&action=main_page
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| Brad Osgood has been at Stanford since 1985, first in the mathematics department and now in electrical engineering. He received the Walter J. Gores Award for
Excellence in Teaching and was the first holder of the Bing Centennial Professorship. His research is in geometric function theory and its applications, particularly signal processing and imaging. Though he’s
becoming more digital, he plays jazz trombone—the ultimate analog device. |
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