UCL - Finite mathematics and combinatorial structures

[MAT2460]

[30h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Mélanie Raczek, Jean-Pierre Tignol

Language: French

Level: Second

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Aims

This course aims to provide the conceptual bases and methods to construct and analyse finite fields and various associated combinatorial structures, with a view toward applications.

Main themes

This course yields an introduction to certain application-oriented topics in algebra. The basic notion from a theoretical point of view is the structure of finite fields.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Precursorycourses A first course in linear algebra

Support F.J. MacWilliams, N.J.A. Sloane : The theory of error-correcting codes, North-Holland, 1983 H.J. Ryser : Combinatorial Mathematics, Carus Math. Monographs, MAA, 1963