News

Posted 5/21: Here are notes on Primitive Roots. They include a detailed example and a guide to read chapter 9 of the book.

Posted 1/17: Here is a link to a list of useful formulas.

Posted 1/17: Here is a link to The Math Club.

Lecturer

Course

Prerequisite: M341 or M325K with a grade of at least C-.

Text: Kenneth H. Rosen, Elementary Number Theory and its applications, Sixth Edition, Pearson Addison Wesley.

Syllabus: We will cover material included in Chapters 1-9.

Homework: Homework assignments are posted on this website on a weekly basis and are due at the indicated dates (usually on Fridays) AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. Selected problems will be graded. No late homework will be accepted. However, the two lowest homework grades of each student will be dropped. Please keep a copy of your homeworks if you need them to study. It is the student's responsibility to check the News section of this website regularly for homework assignments .

Tests: There will be three tests and a Final comprehensive exam on the following dates:

• Test 1: Friday 2/17
• Test 2: Friday 3/30
• Test 3: Friday 4/27
• Final:
  • 55680 (10am class): Monday 5/14, 2 - 5.
  • 55690 (11am class): Friday 5/11, 2 - 5.

Students with Disabilities: The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 471-4641 TTY.

Make-up Policy: There are no make-up for homeworks, as the two lowest grades of each student are dropped when computing the final homework grade. There are no make-ups for tests, as the lowest grade of each student is dropped when computing the final course grade.

Drop Dates: Go to the Academic Calendar page for precise information on dropping a course.
Important dates:
   2/1: last day to drop for a possible refund;
   4/2: last day to drop (with Dean's approval).
  New One-time Drop Policy: Beginning this year, students have the option once in their undergraduate degree to drop a class or drop out of all classes in a semester right up til the last class day. A student who has completed at least two long semesters here at UT can drop a class only if he or she has an average grade of D+ or below in the class.