Winter Quarter 2007, Math 115B, Introduction to Number Theory II
Instructor:
A. Agboola
Lecture:
TuTh 8:00am-9:15am, South Hall 4607 (NOTE ROOM CHANGE!!)
Office:
6724 South Hall, (805) 893-3844
Office hours:
To be announced
Textbooks:
W. J. LeVeque, Fundamentals of number theory, Dover (1996)
(required).
W. Scharlau, H. Opolka, From Fermat to Minkowski. Lectures on
the theory of numbers and its historical development, Springer
(1985) (required).
Homework:
The following link will take you to the homework assignments and
solutions, and to some articles that may be of interest to you:
Homework Assignments And Miscellanea
Examinations:
There will be one midterm examination during the course. It will be
held in class on Thursday, May 3.
The final examination for the course will be held on Thursday, June 14,
8am--11am in SH 6635 (NOT in the regular classroom!).
Electronic calculators will not be permitted during any
examination in this course.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NO MAKEUP EXAMINATIONS WILL BE GIVEN
IN THIS COURSE.
Solutions to Midterm Examination:
The following will be a link to solutions to the midterm examination
after the examination has taken place
Midterm
Examination Solutions
Grading Policy:
Your final grade on the course will be determined as follows: midterm
examination 40\%, final examination 60\%. Homework will not count
towards your final grade. You will not receive letter grades for the
midterm examination; letter grades will only be awarded at the end of
the course and will be based on your overall score. An overall score
of 60\% or more on the course will guarantee at least a ``C''; an
overall score of 80\% or more will guarantee at least a ``B-''; an
overall score of 90\% or more will guarantee at least an ``A-''.
Course Outline:
We shall aim to cover the following topics. Additional topics will be
covered if time permits.
Quadratic reciprocity. Sums of squares. Continued fractions and Diophantine
approximation. Binary quadratic forms. The distribution of primes.