Information Theory

Master Shannon's groundbreaking theory of information. Learn to measure entropy, understand perfect secrecy, and discover why the one-time pad is unbreakable.

🎯 Challenge

💡 Story

🎮 Sandbox

📚 Deep Dive

✅ Quiz

▶️ Simulate

🐛 Debug

How Do You Measure Information?

Information isn't just data - it's the reduction of uncertainty.

Claude Shannon asked: "How many yes/no questions do you need to identify something?" The answer led to the entire digital age. Let's find out with a game.

The Number Guessing Game

I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 100. Each guess, I'll tell you if you need to go higher or lower.

The Challenge: What's the minimum number of guesses you need to guarantee finding any number?

Think about it: with each guess, how much do you learn?

The Secret

The Secret

The Secret

The Secret

Information Theory

Master Shannon's groundbreaking theory of information. Learn to measure entropy, understand perfect secrecy, and discover why the one-time pad is unbreakable.

How Do You Measure Information?

Information isn't just data - it's the reduction of uncertainty.

The Number Guessing Game

Information Theory

Master Shannon's groundbreaking theory of information. Learn to measure entropy, understand perfect secrecy, and discover why the one-time pad is unbreakable.

How Do You Measure Information?

Information isn't just data - it's the reduction of uncertainty.

The Number Guessing Game