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6.02 Announcements
Week of December 12, 2011
- The 6.02 lab (38-530) has changed its hours, closing earlier starting December 14th.
The TA office hours are
posted online, as well as Piazza. Please check the location before going to office hours.
- Past Quizzes and
Practice Problems for Quiz 3 are now available.
- Quiz 3 information:
- when: Monday, 12/19/11, in the afternoon exam slot, 1:30p - 3:30p (the exam is 2 hours long)
- where: Johnson
- coverage: L17–end, PSet #8–PSet #10 (chapters 16-end).
- please bring a calculator
- the exam is closed-book, but you may use two 8.5"x11" cribsheets.
- Conflict exam for Quiz 3: If you received an email from the
registrar about taking the conflict exam, please come to 34-302
by 10 am on Monday, 12/19/11. The conflict exam will be from
10 am through noon.
- Please note: All PSets must be
submitted and checked-off by 5 pm on Friday Dec 9 (i.e., all
extensions end on that date). Under extenuating circumstances, your TA
may be able to grant an extension to this date, but you need to
contact her or him about it. Regardless, all checkoffs
must be completed by 5 pm on Thursday December 15.
Students who do not complete all checkoffs cannot pass the class. If
you think you may be in trouble on that front, please contact
Prof. Balakrishnan asap (email to hari is the best way), if you
haven't done so already.
- We'd like to ask a favor: please give us your feedback on the
course via the
HKN Underground Evaluation for 6.02.
We value your thoughts on the course's activities and material and hope
you help us improve 6.02 for future semesters. Thanks!
- This week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: lecture (one of these will be Quiz 3 review)
- Tue: Quiz 3 review in recitation
- Thu: No recitation
- Next week's to-do list:
- Mon: Quiz 3, 1:30p-3:30p, Johnson Ice Rink
Week of December 5, 2011
- 11/29/11:
PSet
#10 is now online. It will be due on Wednesday night, 12/7/11, i.e.,
at 6 am on Thursday, 12/8/11.
- Please note: All PSets must be
submitted and checked-off by 5 pm on Friday Dec 9 (i.e., all
extensions end on that date). Under extenuating circumstances, your TA
may be able to grant an extension to this date, but you need to
contact her or him about it. Regardless, all checkoffs
must be completed by 5 pm on Thursday December 15.
Students who do not complete all checkoffs cannot pass the class. If
you think you may be in trouble on that front, please contact
Prof. Balakrishnan asap (email to hari is the best way), if you
haven't done so already.
- We'd like to ask a favor: please give us your feedback on the
course via the
HKN Underground Evaluation for 6.02.
We value your thoughts on the course's activities and material and hope
you help us improve 6.02 for future semesters. Thanks!
- 11/26/11: Solutions to chapters 17, 18, and 19 are now online.
Chapter 20 on reliable transport protocols
(including problems at the end of the chapter), as well as
online
practice problems on this material, are now online.
- This week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: Lecture.
- Tue, Th: Recitation.
- Wed: PSet #10 due.
- Th, Fri: PSet #10 checkoff with your interviewer.
- Next week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: lecture (one of these will be Quiz 3 review)
- Tue: Quiz 3 review in recitation
- Thu: No recitation
- Quiz 3 information:
- when: Monday, 12/19, in the afternoon exam slot, 1:30p - 3:30p (the exam is 2 hours long)
- where: Johnson Ice Rink
- coverage: L17–end, PSet #8–PSet #10 (chapters 16-end).
- please bring a calculator
- the exam is closed-book, but you may use two 8.5"x11" cribsheets.
Week of November 28, 2011
- 11/29/11:
PSet
#10 is now online. It will be due on Wednesday night, 12/7/11, i.e.,
at 6 am on Thursday, 12/8/11.
- Please note: All PSets must be
submitted and checked-off by 5 pm on Friday Dec 9 (i.e., all
extensions end on that date). Under extenuating circumstances, your TA
may be able to grant an extension to this date, but you need to
contact her or him about it. Regardless, all checkoffs
must be completed by 5 pm on Thursday December 15.
Students who do not complete all checkoffs cannot pass the class. If
you think you may be in trouble on that front, please contact
Prof. Balakrishnan asap (email to hari is the best way), if you
haven't done so already.
- 11/26/11: Solutions to chapters 17, 18, and 19 are now online.
Chapter 20 on reliable transport protocols
(including problems at the end of the chapter), as well as
online
practice problems on this material, are now online.
- 11/22/11:
PSet
#9 is now online. It will be due on the Wednesday night after
Thanksgiving, 11/30/11, i.e., at 6 am on Thursday, 12/1/11.
- This week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: Lecture.
- Mon, Tue: PSet #8 checkoff with your interviewer.
- Tue, Th: Recitation.
- Wed: PSet #9 due.
- Th, Fri: PSet #9 checkoff with your interviewer.
- Next week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: Lecture.
- Tue, Th: Recitation.
- Wed: PSet #10 due.
- Th, Fri: PSet #10 checkoff with your interviewer.
Week of November 21, 2011
- 11/26/11: Solutions to chapters 17, 18, and 19 are now online.
Chapter 20 on reliable transport protocols
(including problems at the end of the chapter), as well as
online
practice problems on this material, are now online.
- 11/22/11:
PSet
#9 is now online. It will be due on the Wednesday night after
Thanksgiving, 11/30/11, i.e., at 6 am on Thursday, 12/1/11.
- Quiz 2 solutions are online; please check them out.
With all the grades entered:
Mean = 71.1, standard deviation = 16.1
25th percentile = 60, median = 72, 75th percentile = 82.
- PSet
#8 is now online. It will be due on Wednesday night
(11/23/11), i.e., at 6 am on Thursday, 11/24/11 (Thanksgiving day, so
we hope you get it done before then).
- This week's to-do list:
- Mon: Lecture
- Tue: Recitation.
- Wed: PSet #8 due, lecture cancelled. (Prep for thanksgiving!)
- Th: No recitation. Happy Thanksgiving!
- Next week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: Lecture.
- Mon, Tue: PSet #8 checkoff with your interviewer.
- Tue, Th: Recitation.
- Wed: PSet #9 due.
- Th, Fri: PSet #9 checkoff with your interviewer.
Week of November 14, 2011
- This note has some details about Quiz
2, including our plan for quiz review.
- Quiz 2 on November 17, 7.30-9.30 pm (note: we will start at
7.30 pm sharp, not adopting the "MIT-standard 5-minute slack"), in
4-270 and 4-370 (pick a room at random!). Material includes
L10-L16/R11-16/PSet#5-7. (The Shannon capacity lecture will not be on
the quiz).
- We have put together a collection of previous
quizzes and practice problems for Quiz 2. Please check them out.
Some of the questions on previous quizzes don't apply this term, so we
have specified the ones that are more relevant. These include online
practice problems on:
- PSet
#8 is now online. It will be due on Wednesday night
(11/23/11), i.e., at 6 am on Thursday, 11/24/11 (Thanksgiving day, so
we hope you get it done before then).
- This week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: Lecture
- Mon, Tue: PSet 7 checkoff with your interviewer
- Tue: Recitation
- Th: Quiz 2 7.30-9.30 pm in 4-270 & 4-370 (pick a room at random). No recitation.
- Next week's to-do list:
- Mon: Lecture
- Tue: Recitation.
- Wed: PSet #8 due, lecture cancelled. (Prep for thanksgiving!)
- Th: No recitation. Happy Thanksgiving!
Week of November 6, 2011
- This note has some details about Quiz
2, including our plan for quiz review.
- Quiz 2 on November 17, 7.30-9.30 pm (note: we will start at
7.30 pm sharp, not adopting the "MIT-standard 5-minute slack"), in
4-270 and 4-370 (pick a room at random!). Material includes
L10-L16/R11-16/PSet#5-7. (The Shannon capacity lecture will not be on
the quiz).
- We have put together a collection of previous
quizzes and practice problems for Quiz 2. Please check them out.
Some of the questions on previous quizzes don't apply this term, so we
have specified the ones that are more relevant.
- Nov 7, 2011: We added some notes on
modulation and some notes with
useful formulas and expressions for
frequency response and
time-frequency conversions. You
can also get them (and the revised Chapter
10, 11 notes)
by clicking on the Handouts link on the left.
- Nov 7, 2011: "A student who is unable to take the test owing to
a conflict with a scheduled academic exercise or extracurricular
activity shall be allowed to do so at another time", according to MIT
faculty rules and regulations. A student who has an S^3 letter can
also take the make-up exam, or make separate arrangements with
Professor Balakrishnan.
To take the Quiz 2 make-up, you must email Ruben (id madrigal) by 5
pm on 11/11/11, stating a reason for the make-up. Please also
provide a few two-hour slots on the following days you are available
to take the make-up:
- Thursday, 11/17/11 between 9 am - 11am and 1 pm - 5 pm and
- Friday, 11/18/11 between 9 am - 5 pm
Please note that 6.006 conflicts must take the 6.006 make-up, not the
6.02 make-up, per our quid pro quo arrangement with the 6.006
professors.
- Check out these online practice problems on modulation and demodulation. These should be useful for PSet #7 and Quiz 2.
- Check out these online practice problems on frequency domain and filters. These should be useful prep for Quiz 2.
- Check out these online practice problems on LTI channels. These should be useful for Quiz 2.
- PSet
#7 is now online. It will be due on Thursday night, i.e., 6 am on
Friday, 11/11/11 (one day later than the usual day-of-week when 6.02
PSets are due). That date was too cute to resist having something due
then! (Actually, the one-day-later-than-usual is to give you all
enough time to do the PSet, while also giving you enough prep time for
Quiz 2 on the 17th.)
- This week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: Lecture
- Tu, Th: Recitation
- Th: PSet #7 due
- Next week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: Lecture
- Mon, Tue: Lab checkoff with your interviewer
- Tue: Recitation
- Th: Quiz 2 7.30-9.30 pm in 4-270 & 4-370 (pick a room at random). No recitation.
Week of October 30, 2011
- Check out these online practice problems on modulation and demodulation. These should be useful for PSet #7 and Quiz 2.
- Check out these online practice problems on frequency domain and filters. These should be useful prep for Quiz 2.
- Check out these online practice problems on LTI channels. These should be useful for Quiz 2.
- We have put together a collection of previous quizzes and practice problems for Quiz 2. Please check them out. Some of the questions on previous quizzes don't apply this term, so we have specified the ones that are more relevant.
- PSet
#7
will be available in the morning on Friday 11/4/11
is now online. It will be due on Thursday night, i.e., 6 am on
Friday, 11/11/11 (one day later than the usual day-of-week when 6.02
PSets are due). That date was too cute to resist having something due
then! (Actually, the one-day-later-than-usual is to give you all
enough time to do the PSet, while also giving you enough prep time for
Quiz 2 on the 17th.)
- This week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: Lecture
- Tu, Th: Recitation
- Wed: PSet #6 due
- Thu, Fri: Lab checkoff with your interviewer
- Next week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: Lecture
- Tu, Th: Recitation
- Th: PSet #7 due
Week of October 24, 2011
- PSet #6 is now online.
- Quiz 1 solutions are now online.
- This week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: Lecture
- Tu, Th: Recitation
- Wed: PSet #5 due
- Thu, Fri: Lab checkoff with your interviewer
- Next week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: Lecture
- Tu, Th: Recitation
- Wed: PSet #6 due
- Thu, Fri: Lab checkoff with your interviewer
Week of October 17, 2011
PSet 5 is now available.
- This week's to-do list:
- Wednesday: Quiz #1 Make-up, 7:30-9:30PM in 34-101
- Mon: Lecture (as usual)
- Tue (10/18): No recitation.
Quiz 1 from 7.30 - 9.30 pm in
Walker. One 2-sided "crib sheet" and a calculator allowed. Material
from the beginning through Lecture #8 / Recitation #9 / PSet 4. The
quiz will cover the following topics, with the points more-or-less
equally distributed among them:
- Information, entropy, and source coding (compression).
- Digital signaling and noise.
- Channel coding for error correction: linear block codes.
- Channel coding with convolutional codes and Viterbi decoding.
Please note that a really good way of preparing is to have solved the
problems on PSets 1 through 4. Some of you have taken extensions for
PSet 4 (and some also for PSet 3). It would be highly desirable
for you to have solved the problems on these PSets, because they will
be very helpful for Quiz 1.
- Wed: Lecture
- Thu: Recitation
- 10/17/2011 1.00 am: Posted Chapter 4 finally!
- 10/14/2011 10.30 pm: Updated Chapter 6
posted.
- 10/9/2011 11 pm: Updated Chapter 8
posted.
- Some review and practice problems for Quiz
1 are now available. Please also note that the problems at the end of
some of the chapters and the problem sets are excellent ways to
prepare. The link to the review and practice problems contains
quizzes from recent terms, but the course organization this time is a
little different, so the quiz coverage is different.
- Next week's to-do list:
- Mon, Wed: Lecture
- Tu, Th: Recitation
- Wed: PSet #5 due
- Thu, Fri: Lab checkoff with your interviewer
Week of October 10, 2011
- The optional quiz review session will be on Sunday 10/16/11
from 8.30 - 10.30 pm in 34-101 (note: time changed from before by
popular demand).
- 10/14/2011 10.30 pm: Updated Chapter 6
posted.
- 10/9/2011 11 pm: Updated Chapter 8
posted.
- Some review and practice problems for Quiz
1 are now available. Please also note that the problems at the end of
some of the chapters and the problem sets are excellent ways to
prepare. The link to the review and practice problems contains
quizzes from recent terms, but the course organization this time is a
little different, so the quiz coverage is different.
- This week's to-do list:
- No classes on M and Tu
- Wed: Lecture (as usual). PSet #4 due
- Thu: Recitation
- Thu, Fri: Lab checkoff with your interviewer
- Sun (10/16): Optional Quiz 1 review session from 8.30 - 10.30 pm in 34-101. Note time change from earlier announcement (time changed by popular demand).
- Next week's to-do list:
- Mon: Lecture (as usual)
- Tue (10/18): No recitation. Quiz 1 from 7.30 - 9.30 pm in
Walker. One 2-sided "crib sheet" and a calculator allowed. Material
from the beginning through Lecture #8 / Recitation #9 / PSet 4. The
quiz will cover the following topics, with the points more-or-less
equally distributed among them:
- Information, entropy, and source coding (compression)
- Digital signaling and noise
- Channel coding for error correction: linear block codes
- Channel coding with convolutional codes and Viterbi decoding
- Wed: Lecture
- Thu: Recitation
- If, for some reason, you cannot make Quiz 1 at its scheduled
time (Tu, 10/18/11, 7.30-9.30 pm), please contact madrigal (mit.edu)
by Monday, 10/11/11, to request permission to attend the makeup exam.
If you have already contacted hari, then you don't need to re-send
your email. Unless there is an email from S^3, we won't be able to
accommodate late makeup requests.
Week of October 3, 2011
- This week's to-do list:
- Wed: PSet #3 due
- Thu, Fri: Lab checkoff with your interviewer
- Next week's to-do list:
- Wed: PSet #4 due
- Thu, Fri: Lab checkoff with your interviewer
- If for some reason you cannot make Quiz 1 at its scheduled time
(Tu, 10/18/11, 7.30-9.30 pm), please contact madrigal (mit.edu) by
Monday, 10/11/11, to request permission to attend the makeup exam. If
you have already contacted hari, then you don't need to re-send your
email. Unless there is an email from S^3, we won't be able to
accommodate late makeup requests.
Week of September 26, 2011
- This week's to-do list:
- Wed: PSet 2 due
- Thu, Fri: Lab checkoff with your interviewer
- Next week's to-do list:
- Wed: PSet #3 due
- Thu, Fri: Lab checkoff with your interviewer
- 9/27/2011 (11 pm): We have posted a fairly major revision to
the Chapter 5 notes ("Noise" chapter). This update will not
affect anything in PSet #2, but if you have printed out a version, we
suggest that you please re-print the current version. The revised
chapter will be more informative and useful for PSet 3 and the rest of
the term.
Please also note that almost all the other chapters have been
updated as well. The Last update date mentioned at the top of
each chapter will tell you if you have the latest version. Most of
these updates have been to fix bugs of various kinds.
- See the SW installation notes for information
about how to set up the 6.02 code environment on your own machine. Additional instructions are provided as part of PSet #3; the last Python task will involve experimenting with the audio communication capabilities of commodity computers and laptops.
Week of September 19, 2011
- This week's to-do list:
- Wed: Student holiday
- Tu, Th: recitation
- Next week's to-do list:
- Wed: PSet 2 due
- Thu, Fri: Lab checkoff with your interviewer
- Last week, some of the recitations ended up with a much larger
number of students than expected, while some got fewer. Please
attend the recitation to which you have been assigned by the
registrar, unless you have severe constraints that prevent you
from doing so. This week, we will reassess the recitation balance and
make decisions for the rest of the term, so please bear with us while
we figure it out.
- See the SW installation notes for information
about how to set up the 6.02 code environment on your own machine.
- Your assigned interviewer will be in touch to find a mutually
convenient time for this week's checkoff interview. The interviews
are in the 6.02 lab (38-530), unless specified otherwise by your
interviewer. You should come prepared to run the Python tasks due
this week, either on your laptop or on one of the debathena
workstations in the lab. Interviews are approximately 10 minutes
long.
Week of September 12, 2011
- This week's to-do list:
- Wed: PSet #1 due
- Thu, Fri: Lab checkoff with your interviewer
- Next week's to-do list:
- Nothing due (Wed is a student holiday).
- Last week, some of the recitations ended up with a much larger
number of students than expected, while some got fewer. Please
attend the recitation to which you have been assigned by the
registrar, unless you have severe constraints that prevent you
from doing so. This week, we will reassess the recitation balance and
make decisions for the rest of the term, so please bear with us while
we figure it out.
- Lab staffing starts Sunday, 9/11. Please see the Lab Hours
(link on the left nav bar) for a detailed staffing schedule.
- See the SW installation notes for information
about how to set up the 6.02 code environment on your own machine.
- Your assigned interviewer will be in touch to find a mutually
convenient time for this week's checkoff interview. The interviews
are in the 6.02 lab (38-530), unless specified otherwise by your
interviewer. You should come prepared to run the Python tasks due
this week, either on your laptop or on one of the debathena
workstations in the lab. Interviews are approximately 10 minutes
long.
Week of September 5, 2011
- This week's to-do list:
- Wed: First Lecture
- Thu: First Recitation
- Next week's to-do list:
- Wed: PSet #1 due
- Thu, Fri: Lab checkoff with your interviewer
- If you're registered for the course but are unable to get to
the PSet on the web site, it means we don't have you in our student
database. Please email hari from your mit.edu account and send your
student ID in your email and we'll add you.
- The first meeting of 6.02 will be at 2p in room 34-101
on Wednesday, 9/7. Consult the
Course Calendar
for a detailed schedule of lectures, recitations, labs and quizzes.
Recitation meetings start Thursday, 9/8.
- Recitation assignments: As a starting point, please attend
the section assigned to you by the Registrar.
- Please carefully read the
Course Info
page, which describes course mechanics and policies.
- We'll use the 6.02 piazza forum for Q&A and other discussions on PSets and the course. Please take a moment to sign up.
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