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A Quick Introduction to Entropy

September 25, 2019, 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Location:

Mathematics Graduate Student Lounge -- 7th Floor

Rutgers University

Hill Center

Mathematics Department

110 Frelinghuysen Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854

Jinyoung Park, Rutgers University

We introduce the entropy of a discrete random variable and discuss some quick applications. This talk is mostly based on Galvin's lecture notes: https://arxiv.org/abs/1406.7872