MATH 3461
Elementary Number Theory
Division algorithm. Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic. Euclidean Algorithm. Linear Diophantine equations. Congruences. Chinese Remainder Theorem. Quadratic reciprocity. Additional topics such as Pythagorean triples, Gaussian integers, sums of squares, continued fractions, arithmetic functions, or cryptography.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 2000
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027