Data Compression and Prefix-Free Codes

Streaming video - 2015

Probe the link between entropy and coding. In the process, encounter Shannon’s first fundamental theorem, which specifies how far information can be squeezed in a binary code, serving as the basis for data compression. See how this works with a text such as Conan Doyle’s The Return of Sherlock Holmes..

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Educational films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2015.
2016.
Language
English
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Item Description
In Process Record.
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Film
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time
00:31:17
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).