Entropy, mutual information, and Shannon's coding theorems; lossless source coding, Huffman, Shannon-Fano-Elias, and arithmetic codes; channel capacity; rate-distortion theory, and lossy source coding; source-channel coding; algorithmic complexity and information; applications of information theory in various fields.

Prerequisites: ECE 139, or PSTAT 120A-B or equivalent.

4

Units

Letter

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Engineering

College
These majors only ece
YU Q
Yu Feng
2.7
43 reviews
AI predicted, based on past grading trends of the course and instructor, class info, and 127 other factors
Winter 2026 . Yu Q
PHELP1431
T R
12:00 PM - 13:50 PM
Winter 2025 . Yu Q Fang R
PHELP1437
T R
12:00 PM - 13:50 PM
See All
ECE 205 Yu Q Winter 2025 Total: 9
ECE 205 Rose K Winter 2024 Total: 21
See All
43
2.7
CS162 . Yu Q 7 Months Ago

Ignore any rating before 2021. Professor Feng is an amazing lecturer and easy to follow along. He constantly underscores why the content of the class is useful for industry. Some concepts are initially confusing, but he broke it down very simply in office hours. He's very patient and eager to answer any questions. Amazing professor.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
CS190N . Yu Q 11 Months Ago

Very kind professor who is very passionate about what he is teaching (blockchain). His lecture slides are amazing and sometimes the material is difficult to understand but he will always be patient with your questions. He also is very humble and research things he is unsure of and will always try to give you the correct answer.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
CMPSC162 . Yu Q 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

Final exam was very difficult. Lectures were good and the homework assignments were high quality. He has an adjusted grading scale where passing is easy but getting an A is hard.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
CMPSC162 . Yu Q 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

The lecture is clear and easy to understand, however, the final is getting very hard, much harder than last year. (In case everyone gets an A)

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
CMPSC162 . Yu Q 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

Yu Feng was a very reasonable, engaging professor and his lectures were super clear, so I was never confused even when it got a bit abstract. He went through the entirety of last quarter's final so that we feel prepared. CS162 is much, much easier than CS160. No complaints from me.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
CS160 . Yu Q 3 Years Ago

grade was determined by 5 homework assignments, with the professor and TA's seemingly making it up as the quarter went on. lectures had little relation in content or difficulty to the hw, generally covered material significantly simpler than the knowledge required for the homework. assignment instructions were often vague or hard to follow.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
See all 43 reviews
ECE 194Q
0 / 20 Enrolled
Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Pradeep Sen 3.2
T R
09:00 AM - 10:50 AM
ECE 196
0 / 30 Enrolled
Undergraduate Research
T B A
ECE 199
0 / 20 Enrolled
Independent Studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering
T B A
ECE 210B
3 / 11 Enrolled
Numerical Simulation
Eckart Meiburg 3.7
M W
09:00 AM - 10:50 AM
ECE 211A
9 / 17 Enrolled
Engineering Quantum Mechanics I
Van De Walle
M W
14:00 PM - 15:50 PM
ECE 215A
11 / 15 Enrolled
Fundamentals of Electronic Solids I
Jim Speck 2.3
M W F
12:30 PM - 13:45 PM