Computational and Applied Algebra

Catalog description

Introduction to algebraic tools and ideas that have applications in such fields as cryptography, coding theory, number theory, algebraic geometry, integer programming, computing modeling, and robotics. Includes some of the following: finite fields, Gröbner bases, resultants, algebraic curves, and their codes. Prerequisite(s): for undergraduate students and enrollment requirement(s) for graduate students: MATH 470 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.