Mathematics 471 - Theory Of Numbers
Fall
2013
01
3.00
Tom Weston
TU TH 11:15AM 12:30PM
UMass Amherst
34740
Basic properties of the positive integers including congruence arithmetic, the theory of prime numbers, quadratic reciprocity, and continued fractions. Theory applied to develop algorithms of computer science and to cryptography. Prerequisite: MATH 235 or 236.