Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

MATH 3400 Number Theory

Induction, congruencies, Chinese Remainder Theorem, prime numbers, set-theoretic functions, and cryptology.

Registration Name

Number Theory

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Prerequisite

MATH 2300

Offered

Demorest: Fall odd years

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

  1. Proficient in the basic methods of mathematical logic and proof.
  2. Skilled in working with standard number theory concepts including, but not limited to, congruence arithmetic, Gaussian integers, quadratic integers, the four square theorem, and quadratic reciprocity.
  3. Familiar with elementary examples of cryptography.