Academic Catalog

MATH521 FINITE FIELDS AND APPLICATIONS

Course Code: 2360521
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Mathematics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Introduction to finite fields. Traces. norms and bases. factoring polynomials over finite fields. construction of irreducible polynomials. normal bases. optimal normal bases.