Spring 2014 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 3003.002
Course: Mathematics 3003.002.
Course Title: Theory of Numbers.
Time: TR 9:30-10:50.
Place: Barton Hall BB 407.
Instructor: Lorenz, Martin W.
Instructor Office: Wachman Hall, Room 528.
Instructor Email: martin.lorenz@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: (215) 204-5013.
Office Hours: TR 11:00-12:00 or by appointment.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in Math 1042, or equivalent transfer credit.
Textbook: Elementary Number Theory (6th ed), by Kenneth H. Rosen.
Course Goals: To introduce students to properties of integers and their applications and develop some computational facility, deductive reasoning, and mathematical writing skills.
Topics Covered: Properties of integers, primes and divisibility, congruences and modular arithmetic, Fermats and Eulers Theorems, cryptology. This material is covered in the following sections of the textbook: 1.1-1.5, 3.1-3.5, 3.7, 4.1-4.3, 6.1, 6.3, 7.1, 8.1-8.4. If time permits, we may also cover some of the following sections: 7.2, 7.4, 7.5, 9.1-9.3, 11.1.
Course Grading: The course grade will be based on a mid-term exam, a comprehensive final exam and written homework; it will be computed as follows: 30% midterm + 30% homework + 40% final.
Exam Dates: The midterm exam will be given during class time on Thursday, March 20. The final exam, according to the university exam schedule, will take place on Thursday, May 8 from 8-10.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is required. More than 3 unexcused absences will result in a lower grade.
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- The first day of classes is Tuesday, January 21.
- The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, February 3.
- Spring recess is the week of Sunday, March 2 - Sunday, March 9.
- The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Tuesday, March 25.
- The last day of classes is Monday, May 5.
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