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Manhattanville College
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Number Theory |
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Prof. Lefton |
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Mathematics 3037/5037 |
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Fall, 2008 |
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Course Outline |
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Textbook:
To be decided
Topics to be Covered:
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Divisibility, prime numbers
Congruences, the Chinese Remainder Theorem
Quadratic residues, the Quadratic Reciprocity Law
Number Theoretic Functions
Diophantine equations
Distribution of prime numbers
The Prime Number Theorem
Other topics, time permitting
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Requirements for course:
Homework exercises
Two tests
Graded Problem sets
Final exam
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