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This book provides an elementary introduction to Information Theory and Coding Theory - two related aspects of the problem of how to transmit information efficiently and accurately. The first part of the book focuses on Information Theory, covering uniquely decodable and instantaneous codes, Huffman...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Gareth A., 1964-
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mary Jones, J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 2000.
Series:Springer undergraduate mathematics series.
Subjects:
Mathematics.
Coding theory.
Combinatorial analysis.
Number theory.
Distribution (Probability theory)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Notes to the Reader
  • Source Coding
  • Optimal Codes
  • Entropy
  • Information Channels
  • Using an Unreliable Channel
  • Error-correcting Codes
  • Linear Codes
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Appendix A
  • Proof of the Sardinas-Patterson Theorem
  • Appendix B
  • The Law of Large Numbers
  • Appendix C
  • Proof of Shannon's Fundamental Theorem
  • Solutions to Exercises
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Symbols and Abbreviations
  • Index.