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Undergraduate Course: Algebraic Coding Theory (MATH10025)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryIntroduction to Coding Theory, Linear Codes, Perfect Codes, Cyclic Linear Codes, BCH Codes, Reed-Solomon Codes
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Honours Algebra (MATH10069)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
1. Familiarity with the fundamentals of error-correcting coding
2. Familiarity with the important types of codes, such as Hamming, Golay, BCH and Reed-Solomon codes
3. An appreciation of the way some of these codes are decoded
4. An appreciation of the way error-correcting codes are applied in the transmission and storage of data
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsACT
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Course organiserDr Martin Dindos
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