The fundamental theorem of finite fields: a proof from first principles

DOI10.1080/00029890.2022.2011567MaRDI QIDQ5067482zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Anastasia Chavez, Christopher O'Neill

Publication date 1 April 2022

Published in The American Mathematical Monthly (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.09124

zbMATH Keywords

fundamental theorem of finite fields

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Polynomials over finite fields (11T06)

Abstract: A mathematics student's first introduction to the fundamental theorem of finite fields (FTFF) often occurs in an advanced abstract algebra course and invokes the power of Galois theory to prove it. Yet the combinatorial and algebraic coding theory applications of finite fields can show up early on for students in STEM. To make the FTFF more accessible to students lacking exposure to Galois theory, we provide a proof from algebraic "first principles."

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