Protecting information: from classical error correction to quantum cryptography by Susan Loepp and William Wootters

This book provides an elementary introduction to the basics of error correction and quantum cryptography. Suitable for upper-level undergraduates in mathematics, physics and computer science, this book is unusual amongst undergraduate texts on coding or cryptography in that it includes quantum physics and the emerging technology of quantum information. It is self-contained, providing students with a diverse exposure to the theory and applications of groups, finite fields as well as quantum physics. Numerous exercises are sprinkled throughout the text to aid the diligent student in better understanding concepts introduced in the text.