Theory of Numbers (47011/57011)

09:15pm-10:30pm Tuesday and Thursday in room 115 MSB.

Syllabus.

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Also note:

Section Start Date 01/12/15; Section End Date 01/18/15; Last Day to Add 01/18/15; Last Day to Drop 01/18/15; Last Day to Withdraw 03/22/15;

Instructor
Book:
Office hours:
Office:
Office tel.:
E-mail:
WWW of the course:
Artem Zvavitch
"Elementary Number Theory", by David Barton.
11:00-1:00 TR, but the best is to e-mail me and to make an appointment.
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(330)-672-33-16
zvavitch@math.kent.edu
http://www.math.kent.edu/~zvavitch/theory_of_numbers_2015.html

Please, note the calendar below is just a plan. Homework and Exams dates may be adjusted during the semester!

Date
Lecture Topic
Special Remarks
Tuesday (01/13/15)
Mathematical Induction
Thursday (01/15/15)
The Binomial Theorem First Homework.
Tuesday (01/20/15)
The Division Algorithm
Thursday (01/22/15)
GCD and Euclidian Algorithm. First Homework is due. Second Homework.
Tuesday (01/27/15)
GCD (continuation)
Thursday (01/29/15)
The Diophantine Equation. Welcome to Primes Second Homework is due.Third Homework.
Tuesday (02/03/15)
Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic
Thursday (02/05/15)
Forth Homework. Third Homework is Due.
Tuesday (02/10/15)
Thursday (02/12/15)
First Exam. FOURTH HOMEWORK DUE.
Tuesday (02/17/15)
Thursday (02/19/15)
Fifth Homework
Tuesday (02/24/15)
Thursday (02/26/15)
Sixt Homeork. Fifth Homework is due.
Tuesday (03/03/15)
Thursday (03/05/15)
Seventh Homework. Homework Six is due.
Tuesday (03/10/15)
Thursday (03/12/15)
Number Theoretic functions/The sum and number of divisors. Homework Eight. Homework Seven is due.
Tuesday (03/17/15)
Number Theoretic functions/ The Mobius inversion formula.
Thursday (03/19/15)
Euler's Phi-Function Homework Nine. Homework Eight is due.
Tuesday (03/24/15)
SPRING BRAKE
Thursday (03/26/15)
SPRING BRAKE
Tuesday (03/31/15)
NO CLASS
Thursday (04/02/15)
SECOND EXAM (TAKE HOME EXAM!)
Tuesday (04/07/15) START AT 8:45
Euler's Theorem TAKE HOME EXAM IS DUE.
Thursday (04/09/15) START AT 8:45
More properties of Phi function. The order of an integer modilo n. Homework Nine is due.
Tuesday (04/14/15) START AT 8:45
The order of an integer modulo n. Primmitive Roots. Homework Ten.
Thursday (04/16/15) START AT 8:45
Tuesday (04/21/15) START AT 8:45
Homework Eleven (EXTRA).
Thursday (04/23/15) START AT 8:45
Huge Homework. Homework ten is due.
Tuesday (04/28/15)
Thursday (04/30/15)
EXAM 3 Homework eleven is due.
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Review Session (if there is an interest)
7:45 - 10:00 a.m. Tues. May 5
FINAL EXAM/HUGE FINAL HOMEWORK is DUE

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