A First Course in Information Theory

by Raymond W. Yeung

Book Overview

This book provides an up-to-date introduction to information theory. In addition to the classical topics discussed, it provides the first comprehensive treatment of the theory of I-Measure, network coding theory, Shannon and non-Shannon type information inequalities, and a relation between entropy and group theory. ITIP, a software package for proving information inequalities, is also included. With a large number of examples, illustrations, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461346452
• ISBN13: 9781461346456
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"