MATH 487

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Number Theory

Mathematics College of Computational, Mathematical, & Physical Sciences

Course Description

Foundations; congruences; quadratic reciprocity; unique factorization, prime distribution or Diophantine equations.

When Taught

Winter

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3

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Title

A first course in number theory

Learning Outcome

Students should know all relevant definitions, correct statements of the major theorems (including their hypotheses and limitations), and examples and non-examples of the various concepts. The students should be able to demonstrate their mastery by solving non-trivial problems related to these concepts, and by proving simple (but non-trivial) theorems about the below concepts, related to, but not identical to, statements proven by the text or instructor. For more detailed information visit Math 487 Wiki page.