COURSE: Introduction to Number Theory, M328K #56455, Spring 2013
------ TTh 9:30-11am, RLM 7.124, attendance is mandatory.
PREREQUISITES: M341 or M325K, with a grade of at least C-.
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TEXT: Kenneth H. Rosen, "Elementary Number Theory", 6th 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: Hans Koch, Office Hours Tue,Thu,Fri 4-5pm
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GRADING: Letter grades (A,A-,B+,...,D-,F) will be given for | 89 - 92 A-
------- each exam, but number grades (100,99,..,2,1,0) will | 85 - 88 B+
be kept for averaging. The course grade is obtained | 81 - 84 B
by averaging the number grades of the 4 exams and of | 77 - 80 B-
the homework. Each student may replace the grade of | 73 - 76 C+
ONE exam by the grade of one of the following exams. | 69 - 72 C
| 65 - 68 C-
HOMEWORK will be assigned on Tuesdays and collected one week | 61 - 64 D+
-------- later in class. Each assignment is graded on a scale | 57 - 60 D
from 0 to 15. 2/3 of the sum of the ten highest HW | 53 - 56 D-
scores contributes 6% to the class grade. | 0 - 52 F
EXAMS: Three 70 minute in-class (Exams 1,2,3) | Exam 1 (Th Feb 7) 22%
----- and a 120 minute Final (Exam 4, 9-11 am) | Exam 2 (Th Mar 7) 22%
The exams are mostly on new material. | Exam 3 (Th Apr 11) 22%
Books, calculators, or notes are not | Exam 4 (Mo May 13) 28%
allowed. No make-up exams will be given. | Homework 6%
SSD: UT provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for
--- qualified students with disabilities. For more information, contact
Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) at 512-471-6259 (voice)
or 1-866-329-3986 (video phone).
MORE INFO: See the class web page http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/koch/M328K/
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