MAS3004: Coding Theory

This is the home page for the Coding Theory course. It is still under construction, but will eventually contain copies of course handouts, solutions to problems, slides and useful links. Most files are in pdf format.

Course information
Problem sheet 1
Solutions for problem sheet 1
Problem sheet 2
Solutions for problem sheet 2
Problem sheet 3
Solutions for problem sheet 3
Problem sheet 4
Solutions for problem sheet 4
Problem sheet 5
Solutions for problem sheet 5
Equivalence of codes
Rings
The Hamming code
Some non-binary Hamming codes
Generator polynomials of cyclic codes
The MacWilliams identity
Main definitions and theorems: (version of 14th April 2008) summary of main points of course
2000-2001 examination (for a reading course based on Hill's book)
2001-2002 examination
2003-2004 examination
2005-2006 examination (set by Dr Schweizer)

Outside links

Coding and cryptography: Cambridge lecture notes by Tom Körner
Coding theory at Wikipedia

Recommended books:

Raymond Hill, A First Course in Coding Theory, Oxford University Press, 1986 (available from the publisher and Amazon)

John Baylis, Error-Correcting Codes, Chapman & Hall, 1998 (available from the publisher and Amazon)

Robin Chapman


rjc@maths.ex.ac.uk

14th April 2008

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