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Information and Communication for Engineers

  • Textbook
  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. M. J. Usher

    1. University of Reading, UK

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  2. C. G. Guy

    1. University of Reading, UK

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  • Provides an understandable treatment of information theory
    Valuable appendices for student references
    Numerous worked examples
    End of chapter exercises (with solutions provided)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Information and its Quantification

    • M. J. Usher, C. G. Guy
    Pages 1-34

  3. Signals

    • M. J. Usher, C. G. Guy
    Pages 35-92

  4. Coding

    • M. J. Usher, C. G. Guy
    Pages 93-127

  5. Communication

    • M. J. Usher, C. G. Guy
    Pages 128-162

  6. Applications

    • M. J. Usher, C. G. Guy
    Pages 163-183

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 184-260
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About this book

Information and its communication is one of the most important areas in the modern world, and its developments are advancing at an ever increasing pace. To be able to assess and evaluate the importance of these developments, an understanding of the basic principles behind them is essential for the student of engineering. This book presents these principles in a coherent and understandable manner while at the same time ensuring that the arguments are based on sound scientific theory.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Reading, UK

    M. J. Usher, C. G. Guy

About the authors

M.J. USHER is a former Senior Lecturer in the Department of Cybernetics at the University of Reading where he worked on the development of miniature feedback seismometers. He initially worked in a space research group at Imperial College, London developing magnetometers, then moved to Reading. He later became interested in information theory and signal theory.

C.G. GUY is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering at the University of Reading where he teaches courses on analogue and digital communications and has research interests in fault-tolerant computing and computer networks. He was previously an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Durham and then moved to University College London to set up a microcomputer teaching laboratory.

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