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Theory of Information Coding (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, Series Number 3) - Hardcover

 
9780521302234: Theory of Information Coding (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, Series Number 3)

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This is a self-contained introduction to the theory of information and coding. It can be used either for self-study or as the basis for a course at either the graduate or ,undergraduate level. The text includes dozens of worked examples and several hundred problems for solution.

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This is a revised edition of McEliece's classic. This volume is a self-contained introduction to all basic results in the theory of information and coding (invented by Claude Shannon in 1948). This theory was developed to deal with the fundamental problem of communication, that of reproducing at one point, either exactly or approximately, a message selected at another point. This volume can be used either for self-study, or for a graduate/undergradute level course at university. The text includes dozens of worked examples and several hundred problems for solution.

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' ...an exceptionally well written book deserving a permanent place in the literature of information theory'. Mechanical Reviews

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  • PublisherCambridge University Press
  • Publication date1984
  • ISBN 10 0521302234
  • ISBN 13 9780521302234
  • BindingHardcover
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages302

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