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6.440 Essential Coding Theory
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Not offered regularly; consult department
Prereq: 6.006 and 6.045
Units: 3-0-9![]()
Introduces the theory of error-correcting codes. Focuses on the essential results in the area, taught from first principles. Special focus on results of asymptotic or algorithmic significance. Principal topics include construction and existence results for error-correcting codes; limitations on the combinatorial performance of error-correcting codes; decoding algorithms; and applications to other areas of mathematics and computer science.
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