Theory of Numbers

Catalog description

A careful study, with emphasis on proofs, of the following topics associated with the set of integers: divisibility, congruences and modular arithmetic, arithmetic functions, sums of squares, and elementary results on distributions of primes. The history of various developments in the subject, along with biographies of important contributors, will be included. Prer., MATH 1360 and MATH 2150 with a grade of "C" or better.