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Elementary Number Thry (MATH 218)

Term: 2017 - 2018 Academic Year Fall Semester

Schedule

Mon-Wed-Fri, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM (8/30/2017 - 12/15/2017) Location: MC BSC 122

Description

A study of the basic results of elementary number theory. Topics include: division algorithm, fundamental theorem of arithmetic, the Euclidean algorithm, linear Diophantine equations, congruence, the Chinese remainder theorem, quadratic reciprocity. Additional topics chosen from Pythagorean triples, Gaussian integers, sums of squares, continued fractions, arithmetic functions, or cryptography.