I used to teach a module entitled “Information Theory & Coding” from 2006 to 2012. Although it is no longer taught at Newcastle University, I still have a fairly complete set of lecture notes that some of you might enjoy reading.
You can download it by clicking on the link below.
Information theory is a branch of applied mathematics that was introduced by Claude Elwood Shannon in 1948. Information theory finds its applications in many fields such as data compression, data protection, neurobiology, genetic evolution, finance, etc.