COURSE: Introduction to Number Theory, M328K #93510, Summer 2008 ------ TEXT: Kenneth H. Rosen, "Elementary Number Theory", fifth edition ---- 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 12:30-2:00, 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 17 ) 30% ----- covering approx 80% new and 20% old | Exam 2 ( Mo Jun 30 ) 30% material. Exam 3 is the final ----> | Exam 3 ( Sa Jul 12 ) 30% Make-up exams will be given only if | Homework 10% a student missed an exam and can document a valid reason.