WAVELETS AND SUBBAND CODING
by Martin Vetterli and Jelena Kovačević

For All Readers

Preface to the Second, 2007 Open-Access Edition

First published in 1995, Wavelets and Subband Coding filled a useful need in explaining a new view of signal processing based on flexible time-frequency analysis and its applications. The book has been well received, and used by researchers and engineers alike. In addition, it was also used as a textbook for graduate courses at many universities.

So what has changed drastically in the last 12 years? The field has matured, the teaching of these techniques is more widespread, and publication practices have evolved. Specifically, the World Wide Web, which was in its infancy a dozen years ago, is now a major communications medium. Thus, in agreement with our original publisher, Prentice-Hall, we now
retain the copyright, and have decided to allow open access to the book online (protected under the by-nc-nd license from Creative Commons). In addition, the solutions manual, prepared by G. Chang, M. Goodwin, V. K Goyal and T. Kalker, is also available upon request for teachers using the book.

We thus hope the book continues to play a useful role while getting a wider distribution. Enjoy it!

Martin Vetterli     Jelena Kovačević
Grandvaux          New York City

Manuscript
The manuscript is available for download. This work is protected under the by-nc-nd (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs) license from Creative Commons.

·  Chapter-by-chapter contents

·  Manuscript

Bound Copy of the Manuscript
A bound copy of the manuscript can now be bought from CreateSpace store or Amazon.

Errata
The following errata apply to printed copies only. The online version contains all the corrections.

·  Errata

For Japanese Readers
The 1995 version of the book has been translated into Japanese (see cover on the left).