Algebraic coding theory /
xxiv, 474 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm. Content notes : 1. Basic binary codes --
2. Arithmetic operations modulo --
3. The number of irreducible q-ary --
4. The structure of finite fields --
5. Cyclic binary codes --
6. The factorization of polynomials over finite fields --
7. Binary BCH codes for correcting multiple errors --
8. Nonbinary coding --
9. Negacyclic codes for the Lee Metric --
10. Gorenstein-Zierler Generalized Nonbinary BCH codes for the hamming metric --
11. Linearized polynomials and Affine polynomials --
12. The enumeration of information symbols in BCH codes --
13. The information rate of the optimum codes --
14. Codes derived by modifying or combining other codes --
15. Other important coding and decoding methods --
16. Weight enumerators --
Appendices.
