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I am reading Dummit and Foote Section 9.2: Polynomial Rings Over Fields I
I am having some trouble understanding Example 3 on page 300 (see attached)
My problem is mainly with understanding the notation and terminology.
The start of Example 3 reads as follows.
"If p is a prime, the ring Z/pZ[x] obtained by reducing Z[x] modulo the prime ideal (p) is a Principal Ideal Domain, since the coefficients lie in the field Z/pZ ... ... "
To me the ring Z/pZ[x] would be formed by reducing Z modulo p to form three cosets, namely
and then forming Z/pZ[x] by taking coeffiients from Z/pZ
I am really unsure what D&F mean by "reducing Z[x] modulo the prime ideal (p)" unless they mean reducing the coefficients of Z[x] to coefficients from Z/pZ.
I am also assuming that when D&F use the notation Z/pZ[x] they are meaning (Z/pZ)[x]
Can someone clarify this for me?
Peter
I am having some trouble understanding Example 3 on page 300 (see attached)
My problem is mainly with understanding the notation and terminology.
The start of Example 3 reads as follows.
"If p is a prime, the ring Z/pZ[x] obtained by reducing Z[x] modulo the prime ideal (p) is a Principal Ideal Domain, since the coefficients lie in the field Z/pZ ... ... "
To me the ring Z/pZ[x] would be formed by reducing Z modulo p to form three cosets, namely
I am really unsure what D&F mean by "reducing Z[x] modulo the prime ideal (p)" unless they mean reducing the coefficients of Z[x] to coefficients from Z/pZ.
I am also assuming that when D&F use the notation Z/pZ[x] they are meaning (Z/pZ)[x]
Can someone clarify this for me?
Peter