1. I don't really understand the concept of generating polynomials. There wasn't really a definition in the text unless I missed it. Also, I had a hard time making the connection between these polynomial fields with LFSR sequences. I understand when it talks about GF(2^m) as a vector space over Z_2, but as soon as it introduces the matrix M_x I get lost.
2. My favorite part of this class so far is the math. Like I've said in the past, I'm a math major and I don't know any computer science, so it's refreshing to read a chapter that's written in my language. It is interesting how much F[x] has in common with the integers. I have never thought about the polynomials in that way.
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