COURSE: Introduction to Number Theory, M328K #57750, Fall 2009
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PREREQUISITES: M341 or M325K, with a grade of at least C.
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TEXT: Kenneth H. Rosen, "Elementary Number Theory", fifth 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 TTh 2:30-4:00, and by appointment
---------- Office: RLM 12.152, EMail: koch@math.utexas.edu,
Web: www.ma.utexas.edu/users/koch/ | 96 -100 A
| 92 - 95 A-
GRADING: Letter grades (A,A-,B+,...,D-,F) will be given for | 88 - 91 B+
------- each exam, but number grades (100,99,..,2,1,0) will | 84 - 87 B
be kept for averaging. The course grade is obtained | 80 - 83 B-
by averaging the number grades of the 3 exams and of | 76 - 79 C+
the homework. | 72 - 75 C
| 68 - 71 C-
HOMEWORK will be assigned on Tuesdays and collected one week | 64 - 67 D+
-------- later in class. Each assignment is graded on a scale | 60 - 63 D
from zero to 20. Half the sum of the ten highest HW | 56 - 59 D-
scores contributes 10% to the class grade. | 0 - 55 F
EXAMS: Two 70 minute in-class (Exam 1, Exam 2) | Exam 1 (Th Sep 24) 30%
----- and a 120 minute Final (Exam 3, 2-4 pm) | Exam 2 (Th Oct 29) 30%
Exams 2,3 cover approx 80% new and 20% | Exam 3 (Mo Dec 14) 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.
MORE INFO: See the class web page http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/koch/M328K/
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