Course Catalog 2006-2007

MAT-51206 CODING THEORY, 6 cr
Coding Theory

Courses persons responsible
Stephane Foldes

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 4 h/week 4 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Strings and fixed length codes. Minimum distance, error detection, error correction.       
2. Codewords as vectors over a finite field. Binary codes and the 2-element field. Linear codes.        
3. Codewords as polynomials over a finite field, cyclic codes.       

Requirements for completing the course
Final exam and activity points, particulars to be announced during first lecture.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Introduction to Coding and Information Theory Steven Roman     Springer Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    MAT-21160 MAT-21160 Mathematics for Algorithms 3 Mandatory
    MAT-31090 MAT-31090 Matrix Algebra 1 5 Recommendable
    MAT-41156 MAT-41156 Algebra 1 5 Mandatory
    MAT-55406 MAT-55406 Finite Fields 4 Recommendable

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    Remarks

    The course is given biannually.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

  • Course will not be lectured in the academic year 2006-2007.

    • Correspondence of content
    73120 Coding Theory

    Last modified 30.01.2006
    Modified byEmilia Ylirinne