Number Theory
Math 3200-001
Syllabus for Spring 2015
- Instructor
- Charlie Odenthal
- charles.odenthal@utoledo.edu
- http://www.math.utoledo.edu/~codenth
- Office
- UH 4080-B
- 419.530.2297
- Office Hours
- 1:00 - 1:50 MWF
- 3:00 - 3:50 MW
- Class Room
- GH 5100
- Class Times
- 12:00 - 12:50 MWF
- Text
- Elementary Number Theory: Primes, Congruences, and Secrets by William Stein
- An online version of the text is available.
- Course Grading
- 50% - Homework
- 20% - Midterm Exam (March 6)
- 30% - Final Exam (M May 4 at 12:30)
- Course Notes
- Occasionally I may post some class notes.
- Important Deadlines
- Last day to drop: Monday, January 26
- Last day to withdraw: Friday, March 27
- Holidays
- MLK Day: Monday, January 19
- Spring Break: March 9 - March 13
- Python Resources
- Download Portable Python 3 (configured to run off a portable device)
- Python Tutorial
- Some (free) python books
- Even more (free) python books
- Check out Sage
- Catalog Description
- Divisibility, congruences, diophantine equations, numerical functions, quadratic reciprocity.
- Prerequisites
- Passing grade in Math 2190 or Math 3190. Students who enroll in Math 3200 but have not passed either prerequisite may be administratively dropped from the class.
- Missed Classes
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- Academic Dishonesty
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