Information and Coding Theory
| Author | : Gareth A. Jones |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 217 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781447103615 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1447103610 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Information and Coding Theory by : Gareth A. Jones
Download or read book Information and Coding Theory written by Gareth A. Jones and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is an elementary introduction to information and coding theory. The first part focuses on information theory, covering uniquely decodable and instantaneous codes, Huffman coding, entropy, information channels, and Shannon’s Fundamental Theorem. In the second part, linear algebra is used to construct examples of such codes, such as the Hamming, Hadamard, Golay and Reed-Muller codes. Contains proofs, worked examples, and exercises.
