Written by a renowned expert in the field, this book offers readers a concise, reader-friendly foundation head approach, methods and techniques currently employed in the field of data compression. Part I presents the basic approach for data compression and describes some of the popular techniques and methods commonly used to compress data. Part II then concentrates on advanced techniques, such as arithmetic coding, orthogonal transforms, subband change and Burrows-Wheeler transform. Features: ? Ideal introductory volume to David Salomon's fourth edition of Data Compression:? The Complete Reference Complete and clear, this book is the perfect resource for scholars in computer science and requires a minimum of mathematics. It is also ideal for readers with basic knowledge of computer science who want to learn about data compression. David Salomon is a professor emeritus of Computer Science at California State University, Northridge. He has written many articles and books, including Coding for Data and Communication, Guide to Data Compression Methods, Data Privacy and Security, Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling, Foundation for Computer Security, Transformation and Projections in Computer Graphics, and Variable-length Code for Data Compression .