MATH 3500: Number Theory
(Cross-listed with COMS 3500).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3, Discussion 1.
Prereq: COMS 2300 or CPRE 3100 or MATH 2010
Divisibility, integer representations, primes and divisors, linear diophantine equations, congruences, and multiplicative functions. Applications to cryptography. Additional topics, chosen at the discretion of the instructor.
(Typically Offered: Spring)