18.200 Principles of Discrete Applied Mathematics
18.200 Principles of Discrete Applied Mathematics (Spring 2024, MIT OCW). Instructors: Prof. Ankur Moitra, Prof. Peter Shor, and Susan Ruff. This course will teach you illustrative topics in discrete applied mathematics, including counting, generating functions, probability, linear optimization, algebraic structures, basic number theory, information theory, and coding theory. It is a CI-M (Communication Intensive in the Major) course and thus includes a writing component. (from ocw.mit.edu)
| Lecture 20 - Reed-Solomon Codes |
We explain how polynomials can be used to construct Reed-Solomon codes, and how to use the fundamental theorem of algebra to compute their minimum distance. We then explain how to decode them.
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