Course Catalog 2010-2011
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Course Catalog 2010-2011

MAT-55406 Finite Fields, 4 cr

Person responsible

Stephane Foldes

Requirements

Final exam and activity points, particulars to be announced during the first lecture.

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Basic ring and field theory. The 2-element field. Special properties of finite fields.     
2. Existence and uniqueness of finite fields.     
3. Polynomials over finite fields. Finite planes and other geometries over finite fields.     

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Finite Fields for Computer Scientists and Engineers   R.J. McEliece       Kluwer Academic Publishers      English  
Book   Fundamental Structures of Algebra & Discrete Mathematics   S. Foldes       Wiley      English  

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
MAT-55406 Finite Fields, 4 cr 7305040 Finite Fields, 2 cu  

Additional information

Suitable for postgraduate studies
Will not be lectured year 2010-2011

Last modified18.08.2010