An introduction to the foundations and applications for information theory. It includes the basic mathematical, physical and engineering concepts required, the author demonstrating their links and uses. The text also contains an appendix of BASIC and "C" program routines, topics covered are outlined in early chapters, and developed using analogies such as how CDs record and transmit sound later in the book. Each chapter includes problems on and a summary of the topics covered. Solutions to the problems are contained in a further appendix.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
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978-0-7503-0519-8 (9780750305198)
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
Where does information come from? signals and messages; noise; uncertain measurements; surprises and redundancy; detecting and correcting mistakes; the sampling theorem; the information-carrying capacity of a channel; the CD player as an information channel; the CD as a measurement system; oversampling, noise shaping, and digital filtering; analog or digital? sensors and amplifiers; power coupling and optimum S/N; signal averaging; phase sensitive detection; synchronous integration; data compression; data thinning; chaos rules! spies and secret messages; one bit more. Appendices: solutions to numerical questions; programs.
