| Course Title: Topics in Algebra: 'Number Theory' |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: This course will begin with an introduction to number theory, covering material on congruences, prime numbers, arithmetic functions, primitive roots, quadratic residues, and quadratic fields. We will then continue our study of number theory by picking special topics which might include some of the following: Finite Fields, Prime Factorization of Ideals, Fermat's Last Theorem, Elliptic curves, Dirichlet's Theorem on Arithmetic Progressions, the Prime Number Theorem, or the Riemann Zeta function. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Margaret Robinson | 413-538-2394 | robinson@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Lecture | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 09:30AM - 10:45AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 401 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: MATH-232, or MATH-206 with instructor permission. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 19 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: An Illustrated Theory of Numbers Author: Weissman, Martin Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781470434939 Publisher: AMS (American Mathematical Society) |
Required | 60.53 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Bookstore |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: You can order this book on Amazon or get it directly from the American Mathematics Society. |