Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Department 1
Mathematics
Abstract
Whether it is downloading files from the Internet, having conversations between cell phones, or sending information from a laptop to a printer, we often want to transmit data in situations where we need to worry about interference from other signals that may cause errors in the transmission. The branch of mathematics known as coding theory is dedicated to finding ways to tell when these are errors in transmission and, when possible, how to correct those errors. The goal of coding theory is to build as much redundancy as possible into a message without greatly increasing its length. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Glass, D., Curve Interpolation and Coding Theory. Journal of Undergraduate Mathematics and its Application. 2010. 31(3): 189-196.