Course Description

Mathematics 240 Elementary Theory of Numbers

Euclidean algorithm, congruences, indices, continued fractions, Gaussian integers, partitions and Diophantine equations.

Antirequisites: Mathematics 310a, the former Mathematics 311b.
Prerequisites: One full course or equivalent, chosen from the following: Calculus 050a/b, either 051a/b or 081a/b, Applied Mathematics 026, Mathematics 030, 031, 028a/b; Linear Algebra 040a/b; or the former Applied Mathematics 020, or 023a/b and 024a/b, or the former Mathematics 027.
3 lecture hours.


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