<p>Perfect codes and minimal distance of a code have great importance in the study of theoryof codes. The perfect codes are classified generally and in particular for the Lee metric.However, there are very few perfect codes in the Lee metric. The Lee metric hasnice properties because of its definition over the ring of integers residue modulo q. It isconjectured that there are no perfect codes in this metric for q > 3, where q is a primenumber.The minimal distance comes into play when it comes to detection and correction oferror patterns in a code. A few bounds on the number of codewords and minimal distanceof a code are discussed. Some examples for the codes are constructed and their minimaldistance is calculated. The bounds are illustrated with the help of the results obtained.</p>

Perfect codes and minimal distance of a code have great importance in the study of theoryof codes. The perfect codes are classified generally and in particular for the Lee metric.However, there are very few perfect codes in the Lee metric. The Lee metric hasnice properties because of its definition over the ring of integers residue modulo q. It isconjectured that there are no perfect codes in this metric for q &gt; 3, where q is a primenumber.The minimal distance comes into play when it comes to detection and correction oferror patterns in a code. A few bounds on the number of codewords and minimal distanceof a code are discussed. Some examples for the codes are constructed and their minimaldistance is calculated. The bounds are illustrated with the help of the results obtained.

The study of coding theory aims to detect and correct the errors during the transmission of the data. It enhances the quality of data transmission and provides better control over the noisy channels.The perfect codes are collected and analyzed in the premises of the Hamming metric.This classification yields that there exists only a few perfect codes. The perfect codes do not guarantee the perfection by all means but just satisfy certain bound and properties. The detection and correction of errors is always very important for better data transmission.

Este trabalho, elaborado por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica, apresenta um apanhado sobre os dígitos verificadores presentes no Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPF), no código de barras, e no sistema ISBN; faz uma introdução sobre a métrica de Hamming e os códigos corretores de erros; cita a classe de códigos mais utilizada, que são os códigos lineares, e deixa a sugestão de uma proposta pedagógica para professores de matemática aplicarem no Ensino Fundamental, podendo ser ajustada também para o Ensino Médio. No apêndice A, são propostos alguns exercícios que podem ser trabalhados com os alunos em sala de aula. / This work, based on the attached references, presents an overview of the check digits that appear in the Brazilian document CPF, in the bar code and the ISBN system. Moreover, it makes an introduction to the Hamming metric and error-correcting codes. In particular, some considerations about linear codes are done and it makes a suggestion of a pedagogical approach to apply it in middle school and can also be adjusted to high school. In the Appendix A are proposed some exercises to students.

Este trabalho, elaborado por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica, apresenta um apanhado sobre os dígitos verificadores presentes no Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPF), no código de barras, e no sistema ISBN; faz uma introdução sobre a métrica de Hamming e os códigos corretores de erros; cita a classe de códigos mais utilizada, que são os códigos lineares, e deixa a sugestão de uma proposta pedagógica para professores de matemática aplicarem no Ensino Fundamental, podendo ser ajustada também para o Ensino Médio. No apêndice A, são propostos alguns exercícios que podem ser trabalhados com os alunos em sala de aula. / This work, based on the attached references, presents an overview of the check digits that appear in the Brazilian document CPF, in the bar code and the ISBN system. Moreover, it makes an introduction to the Hamming metric and error-correcting codes. In particular, some considerations about linear codes are done and it makes a suggestion of a pedagogical approach to apply it in middle school and can also be adjusted to high school. In the Appendix A are proposed some exercises to students.