Entropy

September 27, 2017, 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

Location:

Mathematics Graduate Student Lounge -- 7th Floor

Rutgers University

Hill Center

Mathematics Department

110 Frelinghuysen Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854

Cole Franks, Rutgers University

Shannon's entropy shows up in many places in mathematics, information theory, and computer science. After an overview of the basic concepts, I will discuss some non-obvious applications of the entropy function.