COURSE: Introduction to Number Theory, M328K #93285, Summer 2004
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TEXT: Kenneth H. Rosen, "Elementary Number Theory", fourth edition
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SYLLABUS: induction, divisibility, prime numbers, fundamental theorem of
-------- arithmetic; congruences, applications, Chinese remainder theorem,
Euler theorem; multiplicative functions, Möbius inversion, cryptology;
primitive roots, index arithmetic; quadratic residues; cont. fractions
INSTRUCTOR: H. Koch, Office Hours MTh 11:00-12:30, RLM 12.152
---------- Email: koch@math.utexas.edu, Web: www.ma.utexas.edu/users/koch/
GRADING: Letter grades (A,B,C,D,F) will be given for each | 90 -100 A
------- exam, but number grades (100,99,..,2,1,0) will | 80 - 89 B
be kept for averaging. The course grade will be | 70 - 79 C
obtained by averaging the scores of the three | 60 - 69 D
exams and of the homework. | 0 - 59 F
HOMEWORK will be assigned every Tuesday and Friday, and collected in class
-------- the following Friday and Tueday, respectively. One homework score
can be dropped, and the others contribute 10% to the class grade.
EXAMS: There will be three 75-minute exams, | Exam 1 ( Tu Jun 15 ) 30%
----- covering approx 80% new and 20% old | Exam 2 ( Fr Jun 25 ) 30%
material. Exam 3 is the final ----> | Exam 3 ( Fr Jul 9 ) 30%
Make-up exams will be given only if | Homework 10%
a student missed an exam and can document a valid reason.