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"A student's guide to coding and information theory" was published by Cambridge University Press in 2012 - Cambridge, it has 191 pages and the language of the book is English.


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  • Title: ➤  A student's guide to coding and information theory
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  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: 191
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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"A student's guide to coding and information theory" Table Of Contents:

  • 1- Introduction. Information theory versus coding theory -- Model and basic operations of information processing systems -- Information source -- Encoding a source alphabet -- Octal and hexadecimal codes -- Outline of the book -- References -- Error-detecting codes. Review of modular arithmetic -- Independent errors : white noise -- Single parity-check code -- The ASCII code -- Simple burst error-detecting code -- Alphabet plus number codes / weighted codes -- Trade-off between redundancy and error-detecting capability -- Further reading -- References -- Repetition and Hamming codes. Arithmetics in the binary field -- Three-times repetition code -- Hamming code -- Further reading -- References -- Data compression : efficient coding of a random message. A motivating example -- Prefix-free or instantaneous codes -- Trees and codes -- The Kraft Inequality -- Trees with probabilities -- Optimal codes : Huffman code -- Types of codes -- Some historical background -- Further reading -- References -- Entropy and Shannon's Source Coding Theorem. Motivation -- Uncertainty or entropy -- Trees revisited -- Bounds on the efficiency of codes -- Coding of an information source -- Some historical background -- Further reading -- Appendix : Uniqueness of the definition of entropy -- References -- Mutual information and channel capacity. Introduction -- The channel -- The channel relationships -- The binary symmetric channel -- System entropies -- Mutual information -- Definition of channel capacity -- Capacity of the binary symmetric channel -- Uniformly dispersive channel -- Characterization of the capacity-achieving input distribution -- Shannon's Channel Coding Theorem -- Some historical background -- Further reading -- References -- Approaching the Shannon limit by turbo coding. Information Transmission Theorem -- The Gaussian channel -- Transmission at a rate below capacity -- Transmission at a rate above capacity -- Turbo coding : an introduction -- Further reading -- Appendix : Why we assume uniform and independent data at the encoder -- Appendix : Definition of concavity -- References -- Other aspects of coding theory. Hamming code and projective geometry -- Coding and game theory -- Further reading.

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This easy-to-read guide provides a concise introduction to the engineering background of modern communication systems, from mobile phones to data compression and storage. Background mathematics and specific engineering techniques are kept to a minimum so that only a basic knowledge of high-school mathematics is needed to understand the material covered. The authors begin with many practical applications in coding, including the repetition code, the Hamming code and the Huffman code. They then explain the corresponding information theory, from entropy and mutual information to channel capacity and the information transmission theorem. Finally, they provide insights into the connections between coding theory and other fields. Many worked examples are given throughout the book, using practical applications to illustrate theoretical definitions. Exercises are also included, enabling readers to double-check what they have learned and gain glimpses into more advanced topics, making this perfect for anyone who needs a quick introduction to the subject

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