The Theory of Information and Coding (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521000956)

This revised edition of McEliece's classic 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. Following the main results, the channel and source coding theorems 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.

Author: Robert McEliece
ISBN-10: 0521000955
ISBN-13: 9780521000956
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/18/2002
Pages: 410
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d