Wright State University | College of Science & Mathematics | Department of Mathematics & Statistics

MTH 456/656, CEG/EE 478/678, Course information for spring 2004

Prerequisite:                  Math 253 or Math 355 or equivalent

Instructor:                     Tony Evans, 232 MM

Telephone:                    775-2486 (office)

e-mail                           anthony.evans@wright.edu

Office hours:                 Mondays & Wednesdays 12:00 – 1:30 pm and by appointment.

Exams:                         There will be three in class exams, all comprehensive.

            1^st Test             Monday, April 19^th

            2^nd Test            Monday, May 10^th

            Final                 Monday June 7^th, 5:45 – 7:45 pm.

Important Dates:

            Mon. Mar 29^th.            Classes begin

            Fri. Apr. 30^th.               Last day for non-freshmen to drop with a “W”.

            Fri. May 21^st.               Last day for freshmen to drop with a “W”.

            Mon. May 31^st.            Memorial day (University closed).

            Sat. June 5^th.                Classes end.

Grading:                                   Each exam will count as 30% of your final grade, and

                                                Assignments will count as 10% of your final grade.

Math 456/656, CEG/EE 478/678, Syllabus, Spring 2004

Text:                 Coding Theory and Cryptography: The Essentials, Second Edition, by

                        Hankerson, Hoffman, Leonard, Lindner, Phelps, Rodger, and Wall.

 

Weeks	Chapter	Topic
1 ½	1	Introduction to coding theory 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.11, 1.12
2 ½	2	Linear codes 2.1……..,2.11
1 ½	3	Perfect and related codes 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.7, 3.8
1 ½	4	Cyclic linear codes 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
1 ½	5	BCH codes 5.1,……,5.5

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