Modulets indhold, forløb og pædagogik

Læringsmål

Viden

• know  linear block codes over finite fields
• know  bounds for their parameters
• know classic families of error-correcting codes, such as Reed-Solomon codes, cyclic codes, BCH codes, Hamming codes etc.
• know decoding algorithms for important families of error-correcting codes

Færdigheder

• are able to prove central results from the theory of error-correcting codes
• are able to apply decoding algorithms
• are able to estimate parameters of classic codes

Kompetencer

• are able to apply central results from linear algebra and abstract algebra in the investigation of codes and their parameters
• are able to communicate the acquired knowledge and skills to a concrete audience
• can reason at a concrete as well as at an abstract level concerning discrete algebraic structures

Undervisningsform

Forelæsninger med tilhørende opgaveregning.

Omfang og forventet arbejdsindsats

Kursusmodulets omfang er 5 ECTS svarende til 150 timers studieindsats.

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