Mathematics (MATH) |
202 Fenton, 541-346-4705
College of Arts & Sciences
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Course Data
MATH 347 Fund of Number Theo I |
4.00 cr. |
A study of congruences, the Chinese remainder theorem, the theory of prime numbers and divisors, Diophantine equations, and quadratic reciprocity. Development of mathematical proof in these contexts. Sequence with MATH 348. |
Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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Instructor: |
Knapp G |
Office:
312 Fenton Hall
Phone:
(541) 346-4737
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Prereqs/Comments: |
Prereq: MATH 253 or equivalent; one from MATH 232, MATH 262, MATH 307. |
Course Materials |
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CRN |
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Max |
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Location |
Instructor |
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24053 |
17 |
36 |
1000-1050 |
mwf |
101 ALL |
Knapp G |
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Final Exam: |
1015-1215 |
r 3/17 |
101 ALL |
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Academic Deadlines
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January 30: |
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January 30: |
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February 20: |
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March 13: |
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Expanded Course Description
The MATH 347-348 sequence serves as a transition between the computationally-oriented calculus sequences (MATH 251, 252, 253 and MATH 281, 282) and the more theoretically-oriented 400-level courses. It serves as an entry into proof-based mathematics, supplementing the introductory course on proof theory, MATH 307.
Mathematics probably began with people exploring patterns in the whole numbers. Many questions remain unanswered to this day. Most of the important discoveries in number theory have ended up relating to the idea of congruences, which come from taking the number line and wrapping it around a circle, again and again and again. Just as one can do arithmetic (adding, subtracting, multiplying) by moving along the number line, you can also learn to do arithmetic on these circles. This course focuses on the interesting patterns that emerge when we student this kind of circular arithmetic (usually called modular arithmetic), and what they tell us about the integers.
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