ELE382: Probabilistic Systems and Information Processing

Yuxin Chen, Princeton University, Fall 2018

Instructor

  • Yuxin Chen, B316 Equad, yuxin dot chen at princeton dot edu

  • Office hours: Mon/Wed 11am - 12pm, B316 Equad, or by appointment

Teaching Assistant

  • Qingcan Wang, 218 Fine hall, qingcanw at princeton dot edu

  • Office hours: Tue 2:00-3:00pm, 218 Fine hall

Lecture Times

  • Mon, Wed 1:30pm - 2:50pm

Location

  • Friend Center 005

Administrative Assistant

Assessment

  • Homeworks (40%). There will be about 8 homework assignments that involve both theory and programming components. A hard copy of your homework must be turned in at the beginning of class. No late homeworks are accepted.

  • Midterm and final exams (60%). Your score for this part is determined by max{0.5 M+0.5F, F}, where M and F denote your midterm exam score and final exam score, respectively.

Course Policies

  • Prerequisites. Basic linear algebra, basic calculus, Fourier transform, and knowledge of a programming language like MATLAB or Python to conduct simulation exercises. Students should have background in basic probability (a course such as ORF245 or ORF309 would be beneficial).

  • Piazza. The main mode of electronic communication between students and staff, as well as amongst students, will be through http:www.piazza.com/. It is intended for general questions about the course, clarifications about assignments, student questions to each other, discussions about material, and so on. We strongly encourage students to participate in discussion, ask and answer questions through this site. The course staff will monitor discussions closely.

  • Collaboration. We encourage you to work on homework problems in study groups. However, you must write up and submit your own solutions and code without reading or copying the solutions of other students or other online resources.