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Networks Illustrated: Principles without Calculus
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 8 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Introduction
Power Control in Cellular Networks
WEEK 2
Random Access in Wifi Networks
PageRank by Google
WEEK 3
Product Rating on Amazon
Movie Recommendation on Netflix
WEEK 4
Midterm
WEEK 5
Viral Videos on YouTube
Influencing People in Social Networks
WEEK 6
Pricing Data
Routing Traffic through the Internet
WEEK 7
Controlling Congestion in the Internet
It's a Small World
WEEK 8
Final Exam
Prerequisite
Instructors
Christopher Brinton
Lecturer
Electrical Engineering
Mung Chiang
Professor
Electrical Engineering
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Princeton University, also known as Princeton, is a private American university located in the town of Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States. Founded in 1746, it is the fourth oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
Ranked among the top universities in the world in most international rankings, it enjoys great prestige1. It is a member of the Ivy League, where it has a historic rivalry with Harvard University and Yale University2.
It has produced 65 Nobel Prize winners, 15 Fields Medals, 21 National Medals of Science, 11 National Humanities Medals, 3 US Presidents and 12 US Supreme Court Justices.
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