The Theory of Information and Coding: Student Edition (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, Series Number 86)

McEliece, R. J.

ISBN 10: 0521831857 / ISBN 13: 9780521831857

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2004

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Title: The Theory of Information and Coding: ...

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Fine

Edition: First Edition

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This is a revised edition of McEliece's classic, published with students in mind. It is a self-contained introduction to all basic results in the theory of information and coding. 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. There is a short and elementary overview introducing the reader to the concept of coding. Then, following the main results, the channel and source coding theorems, there is a study of specific coding schemes which can be used for channel and source coding. This volume can be used either for self-study, or for a graduate/undergraduate level course at university. It includes dozens of worked examples and several hundred problems for solution. The exposition will be easily comprehensible to readers with some prior knowledge of probability and linear algebra. Previous Edition Hb (2002): 0-521-00095-5

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This is a revised edition of McEliece's classic published with students in mind. It is a self-contained introduction to all basic results in the theory of information and coding. This volume can be used either for self-study, or for a graduate/undergraduate level course at university. It includes dozens of worked examples and several hundred problems for solution. The exposition will be easily comprehensible to readers with some prior knowledge of probability and linear algebra.