Index to study aids

01-10-05 lecture

Measuring Information (discusses the concept of ‘bits’)

Vocal Tract (j-peg image re: speech production)

IPA chart (gif image re: international phonetic symbols)

Consonants Chart (gif image)

Vowels Chart (gif image)

Poem: “English is Tough Stuff” (re: orthography)

01-12-05 lecture (the following are all URL links)

DNA Codons

Amino Acids

The Genetic Code

Article about using DNA for secret coding

DNA chart

Basic DNA info

01-24-05 lecture

Intro to Compression

Huffman & S5 coding

Lempel-Ziv compression

Analyzing cuneiform

01-26-05 lecture

How many English syllables? (URL link to Prof. Barker’s analysis)

01-31-05 lecture

Article in the “Economist” (PDF file)

Spectral Tests

02-02-05 lecture

Lecture Notes (on homomorphism & compression techniques)

Mid-term Review (the following are PDF files)

Study Guide

Definitions

Quiz 1

Quiz 2

Quiz 3

Quiz 4

Book quiz