MATH-M405 Number Theory

Summer 2009  Schedule

 

Dates are approximate but I will make every effort to keep the test dates as announced.

 

Date Day Topic
6-29 Mon

1.1. Mathematical induction

1.2. The binomial theorem

2.1. Early number theory

6-30 Tues

2.2. Division algorithm

2.3. Greatest common divisors

7-2 Thur

2.4. The Euclidean algorithm

2.5. Linear Diophantine equations

7-6 Mon

3.1. Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic;

       Irrationality of square root of 2

3.2. The Sieve of Eratosthenes;

      Infinitude of primes

7-7 Tues

4.2. Congruences

4.3. Binary and decimal representations;

      division tests

7-9 Thur

Review

Test 1 (over 1.1-2.5)

7-13 Mon

4.4. Linear congruences and the Chinese Remainder Theorem

5.2.  Fermat's Little Theorem

7-14 Tues

5.4.  The Fermat Factorization Method

6.1.  The number and sum of divisors

7-16 Thur

7.2.  The Euler phi function

7.3.  Euler's Theorem

7-20 Mon

Review

Test 2  (over 3.1-5.2)

7-21 Tues

8.1. The order of an integer modulo n

8.2.  Primitive roots

7-23 Thur

10.1. Cryptography

11.2. Perfect numbers

7-27 Mon

12.1. Pythagorean triples

12.2. Fermat's Last Theorem

7-28 Tues

Review

Test 3 (over 6.1-11.2)

7-30 Thur

15.2. Finite continued fractions

15.3. Infinite continued fractions

8-3 Mon

9.1. Euler's criterion

9.2. Legendre symbols

9.3. Quadratic reciprocity

8-4 Tues

Review

8-6 Thur

Final Exam (comprehensive)