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MATH362 - Elementary Number Theory

Description

Divisibility, primes, congruences, arithmetic functions, primitive roots, quadratic residues, basic representation and decimals and a selection from the following topics: Pythagorean triples; representation as sums of squares; infinite descent; rational and irrational numbers; distribution of primes.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-0

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete all of:
      • MATH122 - Logic and Foundations (1.5)
    • 3 units of 200-level MATH or STAT courses.

Recommendations

  • Recommended for students planning to enter a Bachelor degree program in Education with Mathematics teaching area.

Course offered by

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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