COURSE: Introduction to Number Theory, M328K #89540, Summer 2015 ------ MTWThF 10:00-11:30am, RLM 7.104, class attendance is mandatory PREREQUISITES: M341 or M325K, with a grade of at least C- ------------- TEXT: Kenneth H. Rosen, "Elementary Number Theory", 6th 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: Hans Koch, Office Hours Mon and Thu 12:30-2:30, RLM 12.152 ---------- | 93 -100 A | 89 - 92 A- GRADING: Letter grades (A,A-,B+,...,D-,F) will be given for | 85 - 88 B+ ------- each exam, but number grades (100,99,..,2,1,0) will | 81 - 84 B be kept for averaging. The course grade is obtained | 77 - 80 B- by averaging the number grades of the 3 exams and of | 73 - 76 C+ the homework. | 69 - 72 C | 65 - 68 C- HOMEWORK will be assigned every Tue and Fri, and collected | 61 - 64 D+ -------- in class the following Fri and Tue, respectively. | 57 - 60 D One homework score can be dropped, and the others | 53 - 56 D- contribute 10% to the class grade. | 0 - 52 F EXAMS: Two 70 minute in-class (Exam 1, Exam 2) | Exam 1 (Fri Jul 24) 30% ----- and a 3 hour final (Exam 3, 7-10 pm) | Exam 2 (Wed Aug 5) 30% Exams 2,3 cover approx 80% new and 20% | Exam 3 (Mon Aug 17) 30% old material. Make-up exams are given | Homework 10% only if a student missed an exam and can '------------------------- document a valid reason (an accident, illness, or legal obligation, whose timing was not known during the official add/drop period), or if granted by the instructor during the official add/drop period. SSD: UT provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for --- qualified students with disabilities. For more information, contact Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) at 512-471-6259 (voice) or 1-866-329-3986 (video phone). MORE INFO: See the class web page http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/koch/M328K/ ---------