Text: J. Silverman, A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory, 4th ed.
Course outline: We'll cover many of the topics of elementary number theory, including Pythagorean triples, factorization, modular arithmetic, primes, quadratic reciprocity, and so on. We will cover most of the material in chapters 1-30, roughly, depending on time.
There will be homeworks collected weekly and one midterm. The final grade will be weighted as follows: Homework 35%, midterm 20%, final 45%.
Homework 1, due Tuesday Feb. 5 in class:
1.1, 1.2, 1.3
2.1,2.5,2.8
3.2,3.4
Homework 2, due Tuesday Feb. 12 in class:
5.1, 5.3, 5.4,
6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.6,
7.3, 7.4, 7.5
Homework 3, due Thursday Feb. 21 in class:
8.3, 8.4, 8.6,
9.2
10.1, 10.2,
11.2, 11.7
Reading:
for Tuesday Jan 29: read Chapters 1-3
for Thursday Feb. 14: read through Chapter 13