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Elementary Number Theory II
Math 366 - Spring 2013


Course Policy and Exams

Your final letter grade will be determined by three exams and several quizzes. The quizzes will be given in lectures and may not be announced in advance.

  • Syllabus
  • Midterm 1 (% 30 - March 21),
    Midterm 1
  • Midterm 2 (% 30 - April 18),
    Midterm 2
  • Final (% 40 - to be announced),
    Sample Questions
    Final Exam
  • Quizzes (% 10 - in lectures).
    Quiz 1
    Quiz 2
    Quiz 3
    Quiz 4
    Quiz 5
    Quiz 6
  • The worst quiz score will be dropped and there will be no make-up for quizzes.
  • If you do not collect 10 points (out of 60) in the midterms, then you may not take the final exam and receive NA.
  • Only one make-up examination will be offered. The excuse for not attending an examination must be proved with documents. The make-up examination will take place shortly after the final exam.


Course Outline and Suggested Exercises

Suggested exercises are from the texbook.

  • Diophantine Equations
    6.1 --> 1,2,5,10.
    6.2 --> 2,3,4,5,7,8,10,11,13,14.
    6.3 --> 1,2,3,4,5,6,7.
    6.4 --> 1,2,3,4,5,6.
    6.5 --> 1,2,3.
    6.6 --> 1,2,3,4,5,6,7.

  • Gaussian Integers
    7.1 --> 1,2.
    7.2 --> 1,2,6,10,12,15,20,21,22,23.
    7.3 --> 2,3,4,5,6,7.

  • Arithmetic in Quadratic Fields

  • Factorization Theory in Quadratic Fields

  • Transcendental numbers