Solving Wordle using information theory

An excuse to teach a lesson on information theory and entropy. An equally valuable form of support is to simply share the videos.

Intermediate - 31 min - AI & Data - 3Blue1Brown

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What you'll need

• Laptop stand: Screen at eye level for long study sessions.
• Noise-cancelling headphones: Focus through long video lessons.
• Second monitor: Video on one screen, practice on the other.
• Wireless keyboard and mouse: Comfortable for hours of typing.

Books

1. Mathematics for Machine Learning by Marc Peter Deisenroth - View on Amazon
2. Naked Statistics by Charles J. Wheelan - View on Amazon
3. Practical Statistics for Data Scientists by Peter Bruce - View on Amazon
4. The Art of Statistics by David Spiegelhalter - View on Amazon
5. The Elements of Statistical Learning by Trevor Hastie - View on Amazon

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