Math 104B, Number Theory, Winter 2003.

Kate's finals week office hour is Monday as usual.

Final on Thursday March 20, 11:30-2:30pm.   What's on the test?   Practice for the Final

Lectures: MWF 11:00-11:50 a.m. in SOLIS 110
Instructor: Kate Okikiolu   email: okikiolu@math.ucsd.edu   Office Hours: M 4-4:50p.m. in AP&M 7426
Text : R. Kumanduri and C. Romero, Number Theory with Computer Applications
Section: Tuesday 5:00-5:50p.m. in SOLIS 110
Teaching Assistant: Rino Sanchez   email: rsanchez@math.ucsd.edu   Office Hours:Tu 3-4pm   in AP&M 5801
Exams: No calculators, no notes, no books.
Midterm 1: Monday February 3   What was on the test?   Practice Midterm   Solutions
Midterm 2: Monday February 24,   What was on the test?   Practice Midterm   Solutions
Final: Thursday March 20, 11:30-2:30pm. What's on the test?   Practice for the Final
Homework: assignments due in section on Tuesday.   Solutions #1   Solutions #2   Solutions #3   Solutions #4   Solutions #5   Solutions #6   Solutions #7   (thanks to Rino!)
Grades: Homework: 10%;   2 midterm exams: 20% each;   final exam: 50%

Approximate Lecture Schedule: To get the most out of the lectures, read the text beforehand.
 wk  date  Monday  Wednesday  Friday
  1  1/6  7.1  7.2  7.2
  2  1/13  7.2  7.3  7.3
  3  1/20   Holiday  9.1  9.2
  4  1/27   9.2  14.4  14.4
  5  2/3   Exam
 17.2  17.2
  6  2/10  17.3  11.1  11.2
  7  2/17   Holiday  11.2  11.3
  8  2/24   Exam
 11.4  11.4
  9  3/3    11.5  11.5  13.1
  10  3/10  13.1  14.5   14.3

Syllabus: Kumanduri-Romero chapters 7, 9, 11, 14, 17, 18: primative roots modulo m, square roots modulo p, quadratic residues, continued fractions, pythagorean triples, sums of two squares, quadratic reciprocity, binary quadratic forms.

Other References: K. Rosen, Elementary Number Theory and its Applications; J. Silverman, A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory ; H. Stark, An Introduction to Number Theory;

Practice Exams: