Author : David Salomon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1848000723
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (48 download)
Book Synopsis A Concise Introduction to Data Compression by : David Salomon
Download or read book A Concise Introduction to Data Compression written by David Salomon and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This clearly written book offers readers a succinct foundation to the most important topics in the field of data compression. Part I presents the basic approaches to data compression and describes a few popular techniques and methods that are commonly used to compress data. The reader will discover essential concepts. Part II concentrates on advanced techniques, such as arithmetic coding, orthogonal transforms, subband transforms and Burrows-Wheeler transform. This book is the perfect reference for advanced undergraduates in computer science and requires a minimum of mathematics. An author-maintained website provides errata and auxiliary material.