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By
Ida Pu, Department of Computing, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK
Description
Fundamental Data Compression provides all the information students need to be able to use this essential technology in
their future careers. A huge, active research field, and a part of many people's everyday lives, compression technology is an essential
part of today's Computer Science and Electronic Engineering courses.
With the help of this book, students can gain a thorough understanding
of the underlying theory and algorithms, as well as specific techniques used in a range of scenarios, including the application of compression
techniques to text, still images, video and audio. Practical exercises, projects and exam questions reinforce learning, along with suggestions
for further reading.
Audience
Advanced undergraduate students studying data compression as part of a computer science degree, as well as web design, information systems
and mathematics students. Postgraduate students and professionals needing an accessible introductory data compression text.
Contents
Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Coding symbolic data; Run-length algorithms; Human coding; Adaptive Human coding; Arithmetic
coding; Dictionary based compression; Prediction and transforms; Audio compression; Image Compression; Video compression; Appnedix A:
Matrices; Appendix B: Fourier Series and harmonic analysis; Appendix C: Brief History; Appendix D: Pseudocode notation; Index
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 256 pages, publication date: NOV-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-6310-6
ISBN-10: 0-7506-6310-3
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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