- It took some serious consideration to understand how primitive roots are found. At first, it seemed like a lucky guess. Its still a little bit fuzzy, but I think I'm starting to understand it.
- I enjoyed reading about Fermat's Little Theorem. I remember reading about it back in 190 and loved having a review. I don't remember all of the little shortcuts that the theorem provides for modular arithmetic. Those shortcuts will take remembering and some practice, but I think it will drastically decrease the time it takes to calculate really large numbers. It was also nice to have a preview of the reading last class. It helped me to follow along in the reading and understand what was being said and explained.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
3.6-3.7, due on October 7
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