ECE259A: Administrative Details, Fall 2021
Textbook: Introduction to Coding Theory
by Ron M. Roth, Cambridge University Press, 2006
(ISBN-13: 9780521845045 | ISBN-10: 0521845041)
available at the UCSD Bookstore
Recommended: The Theory of Error-Correcting Codes
by Florence J. McWlilliams and Neil J.A. Sloane
Elsevier -- North-Holland, 1977 (ISBN: 0-444-85193-3)
Finite Fields for Computer Scientists and Engineers
by Robert J. McEliece
Kluwer Academic, 1987 (ISBN: 0-89838-191-6)
Modern Coding Theory
by Tom Richardson and Ruediger Urbanke
Cambridge University Press, 2008 (ISBN: 978-521-85229-6)
Lectures: Wednesdays, 5:00pm -- 6:20pm and 6:30pm -- 7:50pm
Warren Lecture Hall, Room 2110
Midterm: Wednesday, November 10, 2021, in class (5:00pm to 6:20pm)
Final Exam: take home, to be submitted by 11:59pm on Saturday, December 11, 2021
Grading: Homeworks 30%
Midterm Exam 20%
Final Exam 50%
Homeworks: Four homeworks are planned for this course. Homeworks will be due
according to the schedule posted on our course calendar. Late homeworks will
not be accepted.
Midterm Exam Policy: The Midterm Exam will be weighted in such a way that it can
only improve your overall score. Namely, if you Final Exam grade is higher than
your Midterm grade, then the Final Exam will count as 70% of the overall course
score. On the other hand, if your Midterm grade is higher than the Final grade,
then the Midterm will count as 20% of your overall score. If you miss the Midterm
Exam or do not hand it in, for any reason, then its 20% weight will be assigned
to the Final Exam.
Lectures: Wednesdays, 5:00pm -- 6:20pm and 6:30pm -- 7:50pm Warren Lecture Hall, Room 2110
Midterm: Wednesday, November 10, 2021, in class (5:00pm to 6:20pm) Final Exam: take home, to be submitted by 11:59pm on Saturday, December 11, 2021 Grading: Homeworks 30% Midterm Exam 20% Final Exam 50% Homeworks: Four homeworks are planned for this course. Homeworks will be due according to the schedule posted on our course calendar. Late homeworks will not be accepted. Midterm Exam Policy: The Midterm Exam will be weighted in such a way that it can only improve your overall score. Namely, if you Final Exam grade is higher than your Midterm grade, then the Final Exam will count as 70% of the overall course score. On the other hand, if your Midterm grade is higher than the Final grade, then the Midterm will count as 20% of your overall score. If you miss the Midterm Exam or do not hand it in, for any reason, then its 20% weight will be assigned to the Final Exam.
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