Mathematics 238 - TOPICS IN NUMBER THEORY
Fall
2016
01
4.00
Rajan Mehta
MWF 10:00-10:50
Smith College
16674-F16
SEELYE 101
rmehta@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.