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A First Course in Information Theory (Information Technology: Transmission, Processing and Storage)


A First Course in Information Theory (Information Technology: Transmission, Processing and Storage)  
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 003.54
EAN: 9780306467912
ISBN: 0306467917
Label: Springer
Manufacturer: Springer
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 434
Publication Date: June 16, 2006
Publisher: Springer
Studio: Springer


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A First Course in Information Theory is 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 original problems, this book is excellent as a textbook or reference book for a senior or graduate level course on the subject, as well as a reference for researchers in related fields.

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Rating:  out of 5 stars - Rigorous/wonderfully well written information theory text
Rigorous, insightful and well written treatment of traditional information theory and the latest advancements.

As an engineering executive and technologist working in the wireless broadband and communication/networking industries, I can not recommend enough of this wonderful text to researchers and practitioners.



Rating:  out of 5 stars - Great, unique, modern - but also advanced
This is certainly one of the best textbooks on information theory. I would put it in line with the ones by Gallager and Cover/Thomas. It gives a fresh and modern perspective on information theory and prepares the reader very well for the new hot topics. It is well written, provides lots of examples, all good and interesting. The topics covered in this book span from the very basics to almost state of the art. Thus - and this is the only point I can criticize - some of the material may not be ... Read More



Rating:  out of 5 stars - An advanced book on Information Theory
This book provides the most important results on Information Theory, and it is up to date. It provides to the reader the necessary background and the important notions about this subject. It is well organized, although in some parts it can be a bit hard to understand some of the proofs.
I recommend this book, specially for advanced readers.



Rating:  out of 5 stars - From insight to cutting edge research in information theory!
This book really motivates me to learn information theory and to discover the insight given by the subject. I had no or very little background on information theory before I took Professor Yeung's course. Now I am deeply interested in the subject (Of course, you do not need to take the course in order to fall in love with the book). The book may not be a no brainer, but its clear explanations of the concepts and mind-opening analytical examples easily led me not only to understand the subject very ... Read More


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