180 Notes
Day 5
1/21/90

1. One minute papers summaries
Points
More entropy (more info) means more uncertainty in the source (more choices) but more "bang for the message" in the receiver since "eliminating more possible choices" once the message has been received.
Deconstruction of ordinary meaning of information to understand Shannon sense

Questions
How widely accepted is Shannon's model?
Can we economically develop surrogates for info sources?
What is a surrogate?
Do more factors imply more chaos?
How to filter noise?
Department of Redundancy Department ;-)

2. Discuss Solomon Group 2
Discuss using framework + other factors for assessing speeches

4. Assignment
Read Conger (G4)

5.The one-minute paper
What was the big point you learned in class today?
What is the main, unanswered question you leave class with today?