COURSE:   Introduction to Number Theory,         M328K  #93510, Summer 2008
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TEXT:     Kenneth H. Rosen,   "Elementary Number Theory",     fifth 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: H. Koch,  Office Hours  MTh 12:30-2:00,  RLM 12.152
----------  Email: koch@math.utexas.edu, Web: www.ma.utexas.edu/users/koch/

GRADING:  Letter grades (A,B,C,D,F) will be given for each     | 90 -100  A
-------   exam, but number grades  (100,99,..,2,1,0)  will     | 80 - 89  B
          be kept for averaging.  The course grade will be     | 70 - 79  C
          obtained  by averaging  the scores  of the three     | 60 - 69  D
          exams and of the homework.                           |  0 - 59  F

HOMEWORK  will be assigned every Tuesday and Friday, and collected in class
--------  the following Friday and Tueday, respectively. One homework score
          can be dropped, and the others contribute 10% to the class grade.

EXAMS:  There will be three 75-minute exams,   | Exam 1  ( Tu Jun 17 )  30%
-----   covering approx 80% new and 20% old    | Exam 2  ( Mo Jun 30 )  30%
        material. Exam 3 is the final ---->    | Exam 3  ( Sa Jul 12 )  30%
        Make-up exams will be given only if    | Homework               10%
        a student missed an exam and can document a valid reason.