Fundamental Data Compression

Fundamental Data Compression provides all the information students need to be able to use this essential technology in their future careers. A huge, active research field, and a part of many people's everyday lives, compression technology is an essential part of today's Computer Science and Electronic Engineering courses.

With the help of this book, students can gain a thorough understanding of the underlying theory and algorithms, as well as specific techniques used in a range of scenarios, including the application of compression techniques to text, still images, video and audio. Practical exercises, projects and exam questions reinforce learning, along with suggestions for further reading.

* Dedicated data compression textbook for use on undergraduate courses
* Provides essential knowledge for today's web/multimedia applications
* Accessible, well structured text backed up by extensive exercises and sample exam questions

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Coding symbolic data; Run-length algorithms; Human coding; Adaptive Human coding; Arithmetic coding; Dictionary based compression; Prediction and transforms; Audio compression; Image Compression; Video compression; Appnedix A: Matrices; Appendix B: Fourier Series and harmonic analysis; Appendix C: Brief History; Appendix D: Pseudocode notation; Index