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A Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra (Record no. 19596)

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Original cataloging agency MnU
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency MnU
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QA1
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Classification number QA37.3
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QA37.3
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shoup, Victor
Relator term author
245 02 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title A Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra
Statement of responsibility, etc. Victor Shoup
264 #2 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Open Textbook Library
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Cambridge University Press
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource
490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Open textbook library.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 1 Basic properties of the integers -- 2 Congruences -- 3 Computing with large integers -- 4 Euclid's algorithm -- 5 The distribution of primes -- 6 Abelian groups -- 7 Rings -- 8 Finite and discrete probability distributions -- 9 Probabilistic algorithms -- 10 Probabilistic primality testing -- 11 Finding generators and discrete logarithms in Z∗p -- 12 Quadratic reciprocity and computing modular square roots -- 13 Modules and vector spaces -- 14 Matrices -- 15 Subexponential-time discrete logarithms and factoring -- 16 More rings -- 17 Polynomial arithmetic and applications -- 18 Finite Fields -- 19 Linearly generated sequences and applications -- 20 Algorithms for finite fields -- 21 Deterministic primality testing
520 0# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. All of the mathematics required beyond basic calculus is developed "from scratch." Moreover, the book generally alternates between "theory" and "applications": one or two chapters on a particular set of purely mathematical concepts are followed by one or two chapters on algorithms and applications; the mathematics provides the theoretical underpinnings for the applications, while the applications both motivate and illustrate the mathematics. Of course, this dichotomy between theory and applications is not perfectly maintained: the chapters that focus mainly on applications include the development of some of the mathematics that is specific to a particular application, and very occasionally, some of the chapters that focus mainly on mathematics include a discussion of related algorithmic ideas as well. The mathematical material covered includes the basics of number theory (including unique factorization, congruences, the distribution of primes, and quadratic reciprocity) and of abstract algebra (including groups, rings, fields, and vector spaces). It also includes an introduction to discrete probability theory-this material is needed to properly treat the topics of probabilistic algorithms and cryptographic applications. The treatment of all these topics is more or less standard, except that the text only deals with commutative structures (i.e., abelian groups and commutative rings with unity) - this is all that is really needed for the purposes of this text, and the theory of these structures is much simpler and more transparent than that of more general, non-commutative structures. There are a few sections that are marked with a "(∗)," indicating that the material covered in that section is a bit technical, and is not needed else- where. There are many examples in the text, which form an integral part of the book, and should not be skipped. There are a number of exercises in the text that serve to reinforce, as well as to develop important applications and generalizations of, the material presented in the text. Some exercises are underlined. These develop important (but usually simple) facts, and should be viewed as an integral part of the book. It is highly recommended that the reader work these exercises, or at the very least, read and understand their statements. In solving exercises, the reader is free to use any previously stated results in the text, including those in previous exercises. However, except where otherwise noted, any result in a section marked with a "(∗)," or in §5.5, need not and should not be used outside the section in which it appears. There is a very brief "Preliminaries" chapter, which fixes a bit of notation and recalls a few standard facts. This should be skimmed over by the reader. There is an appendix that contains a few useful facts; where such a fact is used in the text, there is a reference such as "see §An," which refers to the item labeled "An" in the appendix.
542 1# - INFORMATION RELATING TO COPYRIGHT STATUS
Copyright statement Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE
Language note In English.
588 0# - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE
Source of description note Description based on online resource
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Mathematics
Form subdivision Textbooks
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Applied mathematics
Form subdivision Textbooks
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Relator term distributor
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/187">https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/187</a>
Public note Access online version
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          Digital Library Online Access 05.11.2020   QA1 05.11.2020 https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/187 05.11.2020 eBook

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