2019 Fall Course Syllabus - Mathematics 3003.001
Course: Mathematics 3003.001.
Course Title: Theory of Numbers.
Time: MWF 12:00 - 12:50.
Place: Wachman 10.
Instructor: Charles Osborne.
Instructor Office: Wachman Hall, Room 1035.
Instructor Email: charles.osborne@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 609 634 4080.
Office Hours: MWF 9:30 - 10:30.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in Math 2111, or equivalent transfer credit.
Textbook: Elementary Number Theory (6th Edition), by Kenneth H. Rosen.
Course Goals: To study the divisibility properties of integers, prime factorization, distribution of primes, linear and quadratic congruences, primitive roots, quadratic residues, quadratic reciprocity, simple Diophantine equations, cryptology.
Topics Covered: We plan to cover the following sections of the book: 1.1, 1.5, 3.1-3.5, 3.7, 4.1-4.3, 6.1, 6.3, 7.1, 8.1-8.4, 7.2, 7.4, 9.1-9.3, and 11.1.
Course Grading: The grade will be based on two midterms, one final exam, and submitted homework. Grades will be computed in a straightforward manner, dividing points earned by possible points. Course averages correspond to letter grades as follows: 0-49 F, 50-54 D-, 55-64 D, 65-69 D+, 70-72 C-, 73-76 C, 77-79 C+, 80-82 B-, 83-86 B, 87-89 B+, 90-92 A-, 93-100 A.
Exam Dates: Midterms will occur at the beginning of October and the middle of November; exact dates will be announced in class. Both midterms will be held during regular course hours.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is required. Students who miss 4 - 7 classes without a documented excuse, will have their grades lowered by one notch (e.g., from C to C-); those who miss 8 - 11 classes, will have their grades lowered by two notches, etc.
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