Roseann
Paul Burchard wrote:
>
> Lee Cristofano wrote:
> > For which primes p does Mp (where Mp means modulo
> > multiplication group) contain
> >
> > 1. the square root of negative 1
> > 2. the square root of 2
> > 3. the square root of 3
> >
> > what the hell all this means, i don't know.
>
> To experiment with these questions and develop some intuition, try out
> my "Numeroscope" on the web at:
>
> http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/math/modules/numeroscope/
>
> I'd be very glad to get your feedback on how to make this more helpful.
> To run it you just need a Java-capable web browser (preferably on a
> computer with sound).
>
> PB