How Long to Read Finite Fields for Computer Scientists and Engineers

How Long Does it Take to Read Finite Fields for Computer Scientists and Engineers?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Finite Fields for Computer Scientists and Engineers by Robert J. McEliece

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book developed from a course on finite fields I gave at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Spring semester of 1979. The course was taught at the request of an exceptional group of graduate students (includ ing Anselm Blumer, Fred Garber, Evaggelos Geraniotis, Jim Lehnert, Wayne Stark, and Mark Wallace) who had just taken a course on coding theory from me. The theory of finite fields is the mathematical foundation of algebraic coding theory, but in coding theory courses there is never much time to give more than a "Volkswagen" treatment of them. But my 1979 students wanted a "Cadillac" treatment, and this book differs very little from the course I gave in response. Since 1979 I have used a subset of my course notes (correspond ing roughly to Chapters 1-6) as the text for my "Volkswagen" treatment of finite fields whenever I teach coding theory. There is, ironically, no coding theory anywhere in the book! If this book had a longer title it would be "Finite fields, mostly of char acteristic 2, for engineering and computer science applications. " It certainly does not pretend to cover the general theory of finite fields in the profound depth that the recent book of Lidl and Neidereitter (see the Bibliography) does.

How long is Finite Fields for Computer Scientists and Engineers?

Finite Fields for Computer Scientists and Engineers by Robert J. McEliece is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Finite Fields for Computer Scientists and Engineers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Finite Fields for Computer Scientists and Engineers aloud.

What Reading Level is Finite Fields for Computer Scientists and Engineers?

Finite Fields for Computer Scientists and Engineers is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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