TY - BOOK AU - Diekert,Volker AU - Kufleitner,Manfred AU - Rosenberger,Gerhard AU - Hertrampf,Ulrich TI - Discrete algebraic methods: arithmetic, cryptography, automata, and groups T2 - De gruyter textbook SN - 9783110413328 U1 - 511.33 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Berlin PB - Walter de Gruyter GmbH KW - Ordered algebraic structures KW - Algorithms KW - Computer science KW - Mathematics KW - Cryptography KW - Algebra N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Algebraic structures -- 2. Cryptography -- 3. Number theoretic algorithms -- 4. Polynomial time primality test -- 5. Elliptic curves -- 6. Combinatorics on words -- 7. Automata -- 8. Discrete infinite groups N2 - From basic algebraic structures to cryptography, arithmetic with elliptic curves, and automata, this textbook contains a modern introduction to discrete algebraic methods as required by mathematicians and computer scientists in the age of the internet. It is suitable for master students with a basic background in mathematics ER -