Number Theory (MAT 373)

Term: 2024-2025 Academic Year Spring

Faculty

Eric James HopkinsShow MyInfo popup for Eric James Hopkins

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Math-Physics Department

Pfeiffer 205C

 

OFFICE HOURS (Fall'24)

 

                    Monday:  9:00 – 10:30 am

                   Tuesday:  9:00 – 9:30 am

                 Wednesday:  9:00 – 10:30 am

                  Thursday:  9:00 – 9:30 am, 1:30 – 3:00 pm

                    Friday:  9:00 – 10:30 am

 

Or by appointment or drop-in.

Schedule

Mon-Wed-Fri, 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM (1/13/2025 - 5/9/2025) Location: MAIN PFEIF 218

Description

Prerequisite: MAT 135. (All prerequisite courses require a grade of P or C- or better.) An introduction to the theory of numbers. A variety of topics dealing with the properties of integers will be covered. These include division and factorization properties of integers, prime numbers and perfect numbers, number representations, linear diophantine equations, linear and quadratic congruences, quadratic reciprocity and others. Spring-Odd