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This chapter introduces modular arithmetic and its notation. It also shows how modular arithmetic is used in practice with worked examples. The author acknowledges the following references in researching this chapter, [1], [2], [3], [4].
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Vince, J. (2020). Modular Arithmetic. In: Foundation Mathematics for Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42078-9_7
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