Introduction to Information Theory and Data Compression

by Darrel R. Hankerson, Greg A. Harris, Peter D. Johnson Jr.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584883138
• ISBN13: 9781584883135
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.7"