MATH 4110 Number Theory

This course offers an investigative approach to number theory. Topics include divisibility and factorization, the Euclidean algorithm, linear diophantine equations, congruences and their applications, solving linear congruences, primes of special forms, the Chinese remainder theorem, multiplicative orders, the Euler phi-function, primitive roots, quadratic congruences, representation problems, and continued fractions. 

Credits

3 credits

Lecture Hours

3 hours

Prerequisite

At least a C in MATH 3040