Darrel R. Hankerson Greg A. Harris Peter D. Jr. Johnson
An effective blend of carefully explained theory and practical applications, this text imparts the fundamentals of both information theory and data compression. Although the two topics are related, this unique text allows either topic to be presented independently, and it was specifically designed so that the data compression section requires no prior knowledge of information theory.The treatment of information theory, while theoretical and abstract, is quite elementary, making this text less daunting than many others. After presenting the fundamental definitions and results of the theory,...
An effective blend of carefully explained theory and practical applications, this text imparts the fundamentals of both information theory and data co...
