3.11, due on September 25

• The most difficult part of this reading assignment for me was adding polynomials (mod some polynomial). I think I've almost got it now, but I look forward to hearing about it in lecture. Its a different concept for me. I've never done congruences with polynomials before.
• I was excited to get a refresher on fields. I haven't heard about fields for a couple of semesters, so it was nice to relearn some things. Its also nice to know we'll be dealing with fields a little bit in this class. Its always good to have a heads up. Fields were hard for me the first time around, so it will be nice to go over them again.