MATH 345

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Number Theory

Mathematics & Computer Science Undergraduate PUGET - Puget Sound

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