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From the reviews: “The 2nd (slightly enlarged) edition of the van Lint’s book is a short, concise, mathematically rigorous introduction to the subject. Basic notions and ideas are clearly presented from the mathematician’s point of view and illustrated on various special classes of codes…This nice book is a must for every mathematician wishing to introduce himself to the algebraic theory of coding.” European Mathematical Society Newsletter, 1993 “Despite the exist… More >>