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Irreducible Polynomials and Finite Fields

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MATH-310: Algebra

This is an introduction to modern algebra: groups, rings and fields. ...

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This lecture covers irreducible polynomials with coefficients in a field, the Eisenstein criterion, quotients of polynomial rings, the order of the quotient field, properties of finite fields, the splitting field of a polynomial, and the cyclic group of units of a finite field. It also explains how to construct a unique finite field of p^n elements as a quotient of F_p[x] over the ideal generated by an irreducible polynomial of degree n.

Instructor

Anna Lachowska

Teaching & PhD Courses Algebra MATH-310 This is an introduction to modern algebra: groups, rings and fields. Analysis I MATH-101(e) We study the fundamental concepts of analysis, calculus and the integral of real-valued functions of a real variable. Analysis II MATH-106(e) The course studies fundamental concepts of analysis and the calculus of functions of several variables. Representation theory I - finite groups MATH-314 This is a standard c

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Field (mathematics)

In mathematics, a field is a set on which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are defined and behave as the corresponding operations on rational and real numbers do. A field is thus a fundamental algebraic structure which is widely used in algebra, number theory, and many other areas of mathematics. The best known fields are the field of rational numbers, the field of real numbers and the field of complex numbers.

Factorization of polynomials

In mathematics and computer algebra, factorization of polynomials or polynomial factorization expresses a polynomial with coefficients in a given field or in the integers as the product of irreducible factors with coefficients in the same domain. Polynomial factorization is one of the fundamental components of computer algebra systems. The first polynomial factorization algorithm was published by Theodor von Schubert in 1793. Leopold Kronecker rediscovered Schubert's algorithm in 1882 and extended it to multivariate polynomials and coefficients in an algebraic extension.

Polynomial

In mathematics, a polynomial is an expression consisting of indeterminates (also called variables) and coefficients, that involves only the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and positive-integer powers of variables. An example of a polynomial of a single indeterminate x is x2 − 4x + 7. An example with three indeterminates is x3 + 2xyz2 − yz + 1. Polynomials appear in many areas of mathematics and science.

Gauss's lemma (polynomials)

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Total ring of fractions

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