This book is an informal and readable introduction to higher algebra at thepost-calculus level. The concepts of ring and field are introduced through study of the familiar examples of the integers and polynomials. A strong emphasis on congruence classes leads in a natural way to finite groups and finite fields. The new examples and theory are built in a well-motivated fashion and made relevant by many applications - to cryptography, coding, integration, history of mathematics, and especially to elementary and computational number theory. The later chapters include expositions of Rabiin's probabilistic primality test, quadratic reciprocity, and the classification of finite fields. Over 900 exercises, ranging from routine examples to extensions of theory, are found throughout the book; hints and answers for many of them are included in an appendix. INDICE: Preface.- Numbers.- Induction.- Euclid's Algorithm.- Unique Factorization.- Congruence.- Congruence Classes.- Rings and Fields.- Matrices and Codes.- Fermat's and Euler's Theorems.- Applications of Fermat's and Euler's Theorems.- Groups.- The Chinese Remainder Theorem.- Polynomials.- Unique Factorization.- The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra.- Polynomials in Q[x].- Congruencesand the CRT.- Fast Polynomial Multiplication.- Cyclic Groups and Cryptography.- Carmichael Numbers..- Quadratic Reciprocity.- Quadratic Applications.- Congruence Classes Modulo a Polynomial.- Homomorphism and Finite Fields.- BCH Codes.- Factoring in Z[x].- Irreducible Polynomials.- Answers and Hints to the Exercises.- References.- Index.-
- ISBN: 978-0-387-74527-5
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 234
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés
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