| Course Description: |
This course is an elementary introduction to number theory. Topics to be covered include:
- divisibility, primes, greatest common divisor, Euclidean algorithm;
- congruences, the Chinese Remainder Theorem, Diophantine equations;
- arithmetic functions, Euler's and Fermat's Theorems;
- Pythagorean triples, quadratic Diophantine equations;
- quadratic residues and quadratic reciprocity;
- approximations of real numbers, continued fractions.
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| Syllabus: |
Syllabus (PDF file) |
| Schedule: |
TuTh 9:30am-10:45am in M-02-417 |
| Text(s): |
Theory of Numbers - Lecture notes. Provided by the instructor.
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| Help: |
Office hours: By appointment:
TuTh 8:50am - 9:20am
Tu 1:20pm - 1:50pm
Th 12:30pm - 1:50pm
in S-03-091.
Please follow this link
to schedule a 10 or 20 minute appointment, at least 2 hours in advance. You can stop by my office without a confirmed appointment, but I may be unavailable.
Piazza: Instead of sending questions by email, please use the discussion boards available at piazza.com to post questions and provide answers. |
| Assignments: |
Midterm: in class,March 23
Final Exam: TBA
Homework: about one every two weeks
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Mon, Jan 30 - Add/drop period ends
Thu, Mar 23 - Midterm Exam
Thu, Apr 20 - Course pass/fail/withdrawal deadline
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