Mathematics 238 - TOPICS IN NUMBER THEORY
Fall
2012
01
4.00
Paul Baginski
MWF 11:00-12:10
Smith College
16674-F12
BURTON 307
pbaginsk@smith.edu
Topics to be covered include properties of the integers, prime numbers, congruences, various Diophantine problems, arithmetical functions and cryptography. Prerequisite: MTH 153, MTH 211, or permission of the instructor.