Computational and Algorithmic Problems in Finite Fields

Series Editor's Preface. Preface. Notations. Introduction. 1. Polynomial Factorization. 2. Finding Irreducible and Primitive Polynomials. 3. The Distribution of Irreducible and Primitive Polynomials. 4. Bases and Computation in Finite Fields. 5. Coding Theory and Algebraic Curves. 6. Elliptic Curves. 7. Recurrent Sequences in Finite Fields and Linear Cyclic Codes. 8. Finite Fields and Discreate Mathematics. 9. Congruences. 10. Some Related Problems. Appendix 1. Appendix 2. Appendix 3. Addendum. References. Index.