Extra Credit #4

Due: March 14, 2023
Points: 30


  1. (30 points) Section 18.3.2.3 derives a formula for I(A; X). Prove that this formula is a maximum with respect to p when p = (M(1/m))/(1+mM(1/m)) (this is different than what is in the text).


UC Davis sigil
Matt Bishop
Office: 2209 Watershed Sciences
Phone: +1 (530) 752-8060
Email: mabishop@ucdavis.edu
ECS 235B, Foundations of Computer and Information Security
Version of February 28, 2023 at 11:06PM

You can also obtain a PDF version of this.

Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Built with BBEdit Built on a Macintosh