Paul Penfield, Jr. Professor of Electrical Engineering Emeritus, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT. Affiliated with the Microsystems Technology Laboratories.

Publications, 2010 – 2019

Publications from these ten years are listed in chronological order, in all areas of interest. This list includes books, published papers, unpublished papers, unpublished memoranda and other items, invited talks, and other presentations.

Recent publications

Earlier publications:
through 1959
1960 – 1969
1970 – 1979
1980 – 1989
1990 – 1999
2000 – 2009

2010

961. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Preface,” Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; January 11, 2010. PDF.
962. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Bits,” Chapter 1, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; February 1, 2010. PDF.
963. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Codes,” Chapter 2, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; February 2, 2010. PDF.
964. Tracy Carlson and Paul Penfield, Jr., “Web Site Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston, Weston, MA; February 7, 2010.
965. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Compression,” Chapter 3, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; February 8, 2010. PDF.
966. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Errors,” Chapter 4, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; February 23, 2010. PDF.
967. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Probability,” Chapter 5, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; February 25, 2010. PDF.
968. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Communications,” Chapter 6, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; March 4, 2010. PDF.
969. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Processes,” Chapter 7, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; March 11, 2010. PDF.
970. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Inference,” Chapter 8, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; March 28, 2010. PDF.
971. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Principle of Maximum Entropy,” Chapter 9, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; March 30, 2010. PDF.
972. Moshe Kam, Michael R. Lightner, Paul Penfield, Jr., John Heywood, and Elizabeth Burd, “The Current State of Engineering Education,” Transforming Engineering Education: Creating Interdisciplinary Skills for Complex Global Environments, Dublin, Ireland; April 6-9, 2010.
973. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Physical Systems,” Chapter 10, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; April 12, 2010. PDF.
974. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Energy,” Chapter 11, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; April 26, 2010. PDF.
975. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Temperature,” Chapter 12, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; May 3, 2010. PDF.
976. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Quantum Information,” Chapter 13, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; May 5, 2010. PDF.

2011

977. Tracy Carlson and Paul Penfield, Jr., “Web Site Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston, Weston, MA; February 6, 2011.
978. Paul L. Penfield, Jr., ScD ’60, Professsor, “First Person Recollections,” MIT 150 Infinite-History Project, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; July 26, 2011. Video with synchronized interactive text.

2012

979. Tracy Carlson and Paul Penfield, Jr., “Web Site Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston, Weston, MA; February 5, 2012.
980. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Preface,” Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.7; December 4, 2012. PDF.

2013

981. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Bits,” Chapter 1, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.7; January 29, 2013. PDF.
982. Tracy Carlson and Paul Penfield, Jr., “Web Site Committee,” News and Views, First Parish Church in Weston, Weston, MA; February 3, 2013.
983. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Codes,” Chapter 2, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.7; February 4, 2013. PDF.
984. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Compression,” Chapter 3, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.6; February 8, 2013. PDF.
985. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Errors,” Chapter 4, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.7; February 11, 2013. PDF.
986. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Probability,” Chapter 5, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.7; February 28, 2013. PDF.
987. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Communications,” Chapter 6, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.7; March 6, 2013. PDF.
988. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Processes,” Chapter 7, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.7; March 11, 2013. PDF.
989. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Inference,” Chapter 8, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.7; March 26, 2013. PDF.
990. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Principle of Maximum Entropy,” Chapter 9, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.7; April 1, 2013. PDF.
991. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Physical Systems,” Chapter 10, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.7; April 22, 2013. PDF.
992. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Energy,” Chapter 11, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.7; April 22, 2013. PDF.
993. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Temperature,” Chapter 12, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.7; April 29, 2013. PDF.
994. Paul Penfield, Jr., “Quantum Information,” Chapter 13, Notes for 6.050J / 2.110J, Information, Entropy, and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering, version 1.7; April 29, 2013. PDF.

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