3.4-3.5, due on October 5

• I learned about the Chinese Remainder Theorem clear back in Math 190, but I don't remember it being as confusing as this. I am having a hard time remembering how the theorem works and what we need to use it for. I understand the thought process, but it will definitely take some practice before I can feel comfortable using it myself.
• I really enjoyed reading about modular exponentiation. It makes a lot of sense to me--it is a method of making some extremely impossible calculations possible. It makes really intense algebra not so intense. Its kind of a short cut to modular calculations.