This document discusses error correcting codes, which are used to detect and correct errors that occur during data transmission. It covers different types of block codes like Hamming codes and Reed-Muller codes. Hamming codes can detect and correct single bit errors by adding redundant bits. Reed-Muller codes use a generator matrix to encode data and can detect and correct single bit errors through majority decoding. The document provides examples of encoding and decoding data using Hamming codes and Reed-Muller codes to demonstrate how they can detect and correct errors.