Error-Correcting Codes, by Professor Peterson, was originally published in 1961. Now, with E. J. Weldon, Jr., as his coauthor, Professor Peterson has extensively rewritten his material. The book contains essentially all of the material of the first edition; however, the authors state that because there has been so much new work published in error-correcting codes, the preparation of this second edition proved to be a much greater task than writing the original book. The major additions are the chapters on majority-logic codes, synchronization, and convolutional codes. Much new material has also been added to the chapters on important linear block codes and cyclic codes. The authors cite some highly regarded books on recent work done in Eastern Europe and an extensive bibliography on coding theory in the Soviet Union
sic . In its much-expanded form, Error-Correcting Codes may be considered another valuable contribution to computer coding.
By:
W. Wesley Peterson, E. J. Weldon Jr. (University of Hawaii), W Wesley Peterson, E J Weldon Imprint: MIT Press Country of Publication: United States Edition: second edition Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 43mm
Weight: 762g ISBN:9780262527316 ISBN 10: 0262527316 Series:The MIT Press Pages: 560 Publication Date:15 March 1972 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
W. Wesley Peterson was a Professor of Information and Computer Science at the University of Hawai'i. E. J. Weldon is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Hawai'i.