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Yep, I'm too lazy to explain finite fields and finite geometry now. Two books come into my mind that explain finite geometry – both are suitable for beginners as they don't have much prerequisites:

I won't recommend any books on finite fields for there are plenty of those and this application really only needs the basics.

I also forgot to link to the homepage of the J programming language.

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Re^4: Unique Combos with Math::Combinatorics
by roboticus (Chancellor) on Mar 02, 2008 at 12:37 UTC
    ambrus:

    Oh, I didn't expect an explanation. But the field is so foreign to me, that it was kind of like: "Oh, you have this hard problem? Just use Kenlar Blurfle, and you'll see that the obvious answer is 42". A line or two of context would've been helpful. ;^D Of course, then I wouldn't have had the fun of exploring mathworld a bit.

    Two books come into my mind that explain finite geometry - both are suitable for beginners as they don't have much prerequisites:
    • Hraskó András (editor), Új matematikai mozaik. TypeTEX Kiadó, Budapest, 2002.
    • Reiman István, A geometria határterületei
    Great <sigh> now I'll have to add "Learn Hungarian" to my long list of ToDos, so I can read them! ;^)

    ...roboticus

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