Customer Reviews:
 Nice introduction to coding theory February 20, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A nice book, and an easy read if you already feel comfortable around vectorspaces over finite fields. Most of the math required in a basic course on coding is here and it's quite accessible. A few sections seems out of place, but except from that it's a good book. Although the pace picks up towards the end, this is probably not a graduate level book, so if used at that level to introduce coding theory additional material is required. Most of the problems are fairly simple, and have answers towards the end of the book. If you have the required level of "mathematical maturity" and are meeting coding theory for the first time, pick up this book, it was written for you. If you are looking for your second book you probably want to look somewhere else. (There are many "second books" out there but Blahut's book from 2003, or one of the titles by Vera Pless would be my choice).
 Essential Coding Theory Textbook May 10, 2001
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I like this book because it is split up into managable study sections of about an hour each. Although the chapters are well connected, it is not necessary to study the chapters in order if you just want to dip into it now and again. Hill provides enough theory for a rigourous treatment and yet it is still reader friendly. Ideal for mathematics students studying a course or interested in the applications of algebra
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