January Lectures

Week of January 3-7

Course introduction. Fields; polynomials. Basic theory of finite fields. Structure of finite fields.

Week of January 10-14

Structure of finite fields (cont). Minimal polynomials.

Week of January 17-21

Minimal polynomials (cont). Traces.

Week of January 24 - 28

Feedback shift registers and linear feedback shift registers. LFSR: periodic properties and polynomial view.

To February lectures.