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Algebra and Error Correcting Codes

VVZ CR 4.2

Last Updated: 2026-07-21 00:35:24

Abstract

The course is an introduction to error correcting codes covering both classical algebraic codes and modern iterative decoding. The course includes a self-contained introduction of the pertinent basics of "abstract" algebra.

Objective

The course is an introduction to error correcting codes covering both classical algebraic codes and modern iterative decoding. The course includes a self-contained introduction of the pertinent basics of "abstract" algebra.

Content

Error correcting codes: coding and modulation, linear codes, Hamming space codes, Euclidean space codes, trellises and Viterbi decoding, convolutional codes, factor graphs and message passing algorithms, low-density parity check codes, turbo codes, polar codes, Reed-Solomon codes. Algebra: groups, rings, homomorphisms, quotient groups, ideals, finite fields, vector spaces, polynomials.

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