Abstract
Information theory is important in many applications but many students find its ideas highly abstract and theoretical, making it a difficult and boring subject. Practical hands-on demonstrations can be used to complement computer simulation and modeling to enhance students' understanding of the underlying concepts. This paper presents a prototype platform for teaching information theory using a wireless optical transceiver system and MATLAB graphical user interface. Source coding and channel error-correction coding, in particular Huffman and Hamming codes, were studied.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2012 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 1st IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2012 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: Aug 20 2012 → Aug 23 2012 |
Other
| Other | 1st IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2012 |
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| Country | Hong Kong |
| City | Hong Kong |
| Period | 8/20/12 → 8/23/12 |
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Keywords
- channel coding
- information theory
- source coding
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science (miscellaneous)
- Education
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Teaching information theory using a wireless optical transceiver platform. / Kho, Yau Hee; Wong, M. L Dennis.
Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2012. 2012. 6360290.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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