MATH 365 - Number Theory

Credits: 3
When Offered: Winter 2010 and alternate years.

Prerequisite: MATH 301 or permission of the instructor.Topics include prime numbers, Euclidean algorithm, congruences, Chinese Remainder Theorem, Fermat’s Little Theorem, Euler’s Theorem, arithmetic functions, Euler’s phi function, perfect numbers, the quadratic reciprocity law, continued fractions, and other topics as time and student interest permit.