Mathematics 471 - Theory Of Numbers
Fall
2014
01
3.00
Siman Wong
M W F 12:20PM 1:10PM
UMass Amherst
74127
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.