Conway polynomial (finite fields): Revision history

6 December 2023

• curprev 12:0512:05, 6 December 2023 Will Orrick talk contribs 18,446 bytes +297 →Background: more correct, I think, to say "subfields isomorphic to F_q" rather than "subfields F_q" undo
• curprev 02:3902:39, 6 December 2023 Will Orrick talk contribs m 18,149 bytes +24 Added missing sub and sup tags undo

5 December 2023

• curprev 20:5220:52, 5 December 2023 I dream of horses talk contribs m 18,125 bytes −11 v2.05 - Fix errors for CW project (Subscript tag without correct match - Superscript tag without correct match - Missing end tag - Template with deprecated parameter) undo Tag: WPCleaner

2 December 2023

• curprev 23:1123:11, 2 December 2023 Will Orrick talk contribs 18,136 bytes +324 Correct error in number of primitive factors in degree-5 example. Fix some punctuation. Expand slightly on lexicographic ordering and remove "Example needed" template. Insert "math" and "mvar" templates throughout, which seems to improve readability of sub- and superscripts. undo
• curprev 20:4020:40, 2 December 2023 Arjayay talk contribs m 17,812 bytes −5 Duplicate word removed undo
• curprev 02:2602:26, 2 December 2023 Will Orrick talk contribs 17,817 bytes +7,236 Add a table of polynomials and expand the examples. undo

1 December 2023

• curprev 05:1505:15, 1 December 2023 Citation bot talk contribs 10,581 bytes −2 Alter: title. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:Articles needing examples from November 2023 | #UCB_Category 4/17 undo

30 November 2023

• curprev 20:5420:54, 30 November 2023 Will Orrick talk contribs 10,583 bytes +299 Link to coefficients of Conway polynomials in the OEIS. Although not as comprehensive as the other sources, it is easy to use without downloading anything and is likely to be around for the long term. undo
• curprev 16:1616:16, 30 November 2023 Will Orrick talk contribs 10,284 bytes +1,527 add some small examples. undo
• curprev 03:5603:56, 30 November 2023 Will Orrick talk contribs m 8,757 bytes 0 update Macaulay2 and Magma documentation links; better link for Werner Nickel, although thesis document appears to be inaccessible undo
• curprev 02:4802:48, 30 November 2023 Will Orrick talk contribs 8,757 bytes +100 Add "about" template with link to disambiguation page. Revert two out of three "corrections" made 2 April 2019 of typos that were not in fact typos. undo Tag: Disambiguation links added

29 November 2023

• curprev 17:1917:19, 29 November 2023 Will Orrick talk contribs 8,657 bytes −182 rm "confusing" banner. The number of potential editors who are going to see this in an article that has had no substantive edits in nearly 13 years is approximately zero. No point disfiguring the article for other readers who can decide for themselves whether it's confusing. I will, however, put the request for examples on the Talk page. undo
• curprev 12:2112:21, 29 November 2023 Will Orrick talk contribs m 8,839 bytes +18 update url for sagemath documentation of Frank Luebeck'sl tables undo
• curprev 12:1712:17, 29 November 2023 AnomieBOT talk contribs m 8,821 bytes +38 Dating maintenance tags: {{Example needed}} {{Confusing}} undo
• curprev 11:5711:57, 29 November 2023 D.Lazard talk contribs 8,783 bytes +163 {{confusing}} (it would be {{technical}} if the latter would acceptthe parameterr "reason=") undo
• curprev 11:4511:45, 29 November 2023 D.Lazard talk contribs 8,620 bytes +81 Adding local short description: "Uniform coding for primitive elements of all finite fields", overriding Wikidata description "particular monic primitive degree-n polynomial of degree n over finite field 𝔽ₚ, such that the finite field of order pⁿ is its splitting field" undo Tag: Shortdesc helper
• curprev 11:4011:40, 29 November 2023 D.Lazard talk contribs 8,539 bytes +18 →Definition: {{examples needed}} undo

18 December 2019

• curprev 13:4013:40, 18 December 2019 InternetArchiveBot talk contribs 8,521 bytes +91 Bluelinking 1 books for verifiability.) #IABot (v2.1alpha3 undo

3 October 2019

• curprev 23:3623:36, 3 October 2019 Monkbot talk contribs m 8,430 bytes +3 →top: Task 16: replaced (1×) / removed (0×) deprecated |dead-url= and |deadurl= with |url-status=; undo Tag: AWB

9 July 2019

• curprev 12:4712:47, 9 July 2019 InternetArchiveBot talk contribs 8,427 bytes +208 Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead. #IABot (v2.0beta15) undo

8 July 2019

• curprev 13:4413:44, 8 July 2019 Toploftical talk contribs 8,219 bytes +32 →References undo

2 April 2019

• curprev 15:2815:28, 2 April 2019 Nomen4Omen talk contribs m 8,187 bytes +8 3 typos undo

11 March 2018

• curprev 19:0019:00, 11 March 2018 David Eppstein talk contribs 8,179 bytes +9 →top: fix ref undo

21 September 2016

• curprev 19:2019:20, 21 September 2016 Kilom691 talk contribs 8,170 bytes −24 No edit summary undo

23 January 2016

• curprev 07:2707:27, 23 January 2016 Artem M. Pelenitsyn talk contribs m 8,194 bytes +5 fix GAP link undo

15 March 2015

• curprev 20:5720:57, 15 March 2015 BD2412 talk contribs 8,189 bytes +67 Disambiguated: primitive element → primitive element (finite field), minimal polynomial → minimal polynomial (field theory) undo

29 December 2014

• curprev 09:1009:10, 29 December 2014 数の子 talk contribs m 8,122 bytes 0 →Background: the compatibility condition for f_n and f_m is fixed undo

3 June 2013

• curprev 06:2606:26, 3 June 2013 Spectral sequence talk contribs m 8,122 bytes +36 →Background: disambiguate: Primitive polynomial (field theory) undo

18 March 2013

• curprev 07:1707:17, 18 March 2013 184.64.155.58 talk 8,086 bytes +277 Sage has conway polynomials too undo

1 December 2012

• curprev 15:1915:19, 1 December 2012 Yobot talk contribs m 7,809 bytes −5 clean up /fixed checkwiki error 18 using AWB (8717) undo

4 May 2012

• curprev 02:4702:47, 4 May 2012 Helpful Pixie Bot talk contribs m 7,814 bytes +4 ISBNs (Build KC) undo

20 February 2011

• curprev 16:3516:35, 20 February 2011 Will Orrick talk contribs 7,810 bytes +331 tried to clarify the motivation for the definition undo

10 February 2011

• curprev 22:1922:19, 10 February 2011 Will Orrick talk contribs 7,479 bytes +25 Introduction: wording undo
• curprev 22:1122:11, 10 February 2011 Will Orrick talk contribs 7,454 bytes +10 Wikilink: lexicographical order undo
• curprev 22:0322:03, 10 February 2011 Will Orrick talk contribs 7,444 bytes +104 remark about difficulty of computing; W. --> Werner undo
• curprev 21:4821:48, 10 February 2011 Will Orrick talk contribs 7,340 bytes +350 Nickel reference undo
• curprev 03:2303:23, 10 February 2011 Michael Hardy talk contribs 6,990 bytes +12 →Definition undo
• curprev 03:2303:23, 10 February 2011 Michael Hardy talk contribs 6,978 bytes +179 "In finite fields" fails to tell the lay reader that mathematics is what this is about. Also, brought closer to WP:MOSMATH in some respects. undo

9 February 2011

• curprev 19:0619:06, 9 February 2011 Will Orrick talk contribs 6,799 bytes +3,747 Revised Introduction; added Background section; expanded Definition section. undo

8 February 2011

• curprev 23:2223:22, 8 February 2011 Will Orrick talk contribs 3,052 bytes +52 Added categories: "algebra" and "computer algebra" undo
• curprev 22:4622:46, 8 February 2011 Will Orrick talk contribs 3,000 bytes +3,000 Created page; definition and computation sections should be expanded