Koblitz, Neal Why study equations over finite fields? (English) Zbl 0494.10001 Math. Mag. 55, 144-149 (1982). Page: −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 ±0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Show Scanned Page MSC: 11-02 Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to number theory 12-02 Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to field theory 11T55 Arithmetic theory of polynomial rings over finite fields 11D41 Higher degree equations; Fermat’s equation Keywords:equations over finite fields; Fermat Last Theorem; Jacobi sums; congruence zeta-functions; Weil conjectures; Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{N. Koblitz}, Math. Mag. 55, 144--149 (1982; Zbl 0494.10001) Full Text: DOI