Lectures on Finite Fields (Graduate Studies in Mathematics) - Hardcover

Xiang-dong Hou (author)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1470442892 ISBN 13: 9781470442897

Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 2018

Synopsis

The theory of finite fields encompasses algebra, combinatorics, and number theory and has furnished widespread applications in other areas of mathematics and computer science. This book is a collection of selected topics in the theory of finite fields and related areas. The topics include basic facts about finite fields, polynomials over finite fields, Gauss sums, algebraic number theory and cyclotomic fields, zeros of polynomials over finite fields, and classical groups over finite fields. The book is mostly self-contained, and the material covered is accessible to readers with the knowledge of graduate algebra; the only exception is a section on function fields. Each chapter is supplied with a set of exercises. The book can be adopted as a text for a second year graduate course or used as a reference by researchers.

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About the Author

Xiang-dong Hou, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Mathematical Society
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1470442892
• ISBN 13: 9781470442897
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240