MATH 345
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Number Theory
Department(s)
Course Description
This course entails the study of the properties of numbers, with emphasis on the positive integers. Topics include divisibility, factorization, congruences, prime numbers, arithmetic functions, quadratic residues, and Diophantine equations. Additional topics may include primitive roots, continued fractions, cryptography, Dirichlet series, binomial coefficients, and Fibonacci numbers.
Course Typically Offered
Offered every other year.
Career
Undergraduate
Prerequsites
001669
Catalog Course Attributes
AUDT - NO (Cannot be audited.), CO24 - SCIMATH (Nat Sci and Math)
Min Units
1
Max Units
1
Name
Lecture
Optional Component
No
Final Exam Type
Yes