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Knowledge of coding theoretic bounds & an ability to apply bounds to code existence questions;
An understanding of codes as vector spaces, the dual code, generator and parity check matrices;
Knowledge of the principles of error correction, working knowledge of syndrome decoding and its complexity;
An understanding of code optimality and extremality;
Understanding of code equivalence;
Knowledge of fundmental operations on codes such as puncturing, shortening, and extending;
Knowledge of defining properties of classical algebraic codes, such as cyclic, Reed-Solomon and BCH codes;
Structure of cyclic codes as ideals;
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Autonomous Student Learning | 66 |
Lectures | 24 |
Tutorial | 10 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | |||
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Examination: Final Exam | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 75 |
No |
Examination: Mid-term exam | Week 7 | No | Graded | No | 25 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Beatriz Barbero Lucas | Tutor |
Mr Lucien Francois | Tutor |