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7. References

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Brown, D., Construction of error detection and error correction codes to any base, Electronic Letters ( (1973) 290.

Briggs, T., Weights for modulus 97 systems, Computer Bulletin, 15 (1971) 79.

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Gallian, J., The ZIP code bar code, UMAP Journal, 7 (1986) 191-195.

Gallian, J., Assigning driver's license numbers, Mathematics Magazine, 64 (1992) 13-22.

Gallian, J., Check digit methods, International Journal of Applied Engineering Education, 5 (1989) 503-505.

Gallian, J., The mathematics of identification numbers, College Mathematics Journal, 22 (1991) 194-202.

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Gumm, H., A new class of check digit methods for arbitrary number systems, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 31 (1985) 102-105.

Gumm, H., Encoding of numbers to detect typing errors, International Journal of Applied Engineering Education, 2 (1986) 61-65.

Kirtland, J., Identification Numbers and Check Digit Schemes, Mathematical Association of America, Washington, 2001.

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Winters, S., Error detecting schemes using dihedral groups, UMAP Journal, 11 (1990) 299-308.

 

  1. Introduction
  2. Barcodes
  3. Zip codes
  4. The Universal Product Code
  5. ISBN Numbers
  6. The Ultimate System
  7. References