This book provides a comprehensive explanation of forward error
correction, which is a vital part of communication systems. The book is
written in such a way to make the subject easy and understandable for
the reader. The book starts with a review of linear algebra to provide a
basis for the text. The author then goes on to cover linear block codes,
syndrome error correction, cyclic codes, Galois fields, BCH codes, Reed
Solomon codes, and convolutional codes. Examples are provided throughout
the text.