Tentative Syllabus

CMSC 442 Section 0101
Information and Coding Theory

Dr. Lomonaco

· Overview of Coding Theory

· Finite (Galois) fields

· Linear Codes

· Polynomial Rings

· Cyclic Codes

· Linear Switching Circuits

· BCH Codes

· Convolutional Codes

· Quantum Error Correcting Codes (if time permits)