MA4891 On-Line Materials -- Special Topics: Error-Correcting Codes

Last modified: April 1, 2020

This page contains some material related to the 2020 special course MA4891, Error-Correcting Codes. Standard course material, including assignments, will be hosted on WPI's Canvas site.

Class Meetings

D Term, 2020. Due to our special situation, class meetings (10:00 to 10:50 am MTRF) will be replaced by informal discussion of material in scheduled Zoom meetings. Lectures will be posted separately. When students attend "class" (the 10 o'clock meetings are mandatory), I will assume that they have all completed the assigned reading and have viewed the latest course lecture videos posted online.

Office Hours

D Term, 2020. Please contact me at any time. I will aim to be available immediately after class for one-on-one discussions. I think we can do this in Zoom and still ensure privacy.

Topics in Mathematics: Error-Correcting Codes -- MA4891

Section D01

Text: Notes on Coding Theory by Jonathan Hall, May 2017.

CODING THEORY, WEEK 1 -- March 25 to March 27.
Course syllabus.
Homework 1.
CODING THEORY, WEEK 2 -- March 30 to April 3.
MAPLE code to simulate use of Hamming code to handle burst errors.
CODING THEORY, WEEK 3 -- April 6 to April 10.
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CODING THEORY, WEEK 4 -- April 13 to April 17.
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CODING THEORY, WEEK 5 -- April 21 to April 24.
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CODING THEORY, WEEK 6 -- April 27 to May 1.
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CODING THEORY, WEEK 7 -- May 4 to May 8.
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CODING THEORY, WEEK 8 -- May 11 and May 12.
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William J. Martin / WPI / martin "at" wpi.edu