Course


MATH3080 – Number Theory

MIEG Elective Undergraduate
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Unit(s):
3
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Term Offered:
T1
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This course is intended to introduce the students to the intriguing structure of integers. Topics are usually selected from: divisibility theory of the integers, primes, congruence, Fermat’s little theorem, some arithmetic functions, primitive roots and indices. Students are expected to have knowledge in MATH2070/2078, or equivalent.