Mat6061s:Topics in Number Theory I

News

Final exam will be on Nov 26, Wed at LSB LT6. The exam will start at 6:45 pm.

Introduction

Various topics selected from number theory. The selection of the topics depends on the field of interest of the instructor.

Textbook

Textbook: Niven, Zuckerman, Montgomery, An introduction to the theory of numbers. Fifth edition, chapter 1-3 (and may be more).

Homework

Only the four highest scores will be counted.

• HW1: 1(D), 17, 35, 36, 43 , HW1 solution
• HW2: Sect 2.1 p.56, Q2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 19, 23, 31 HW2 solution
• HW3: Sect 2.3 p.71, Q1, 3, 10, 17, 19. HW3 solution
• HW4: Sect 2.3 p.72 Q14, 32, Sect 2.4 p.82, Q5, Sect 2.5 p.86 Q1, 2, 3 HW4 solution
• HW5: Sect 2.6 p.91 Q3 (Att: Q2 is changed to Q3), Q7, Q10 Sect 2.7 P96 Q2, Q4 Due Nov 26

• class work 1, class work 1 solution
• class work 2, class work 2 solution
• class work 3, class work 3 solution
• class work 4. class work 4 solution
• class work 5. class work 5 solution
• class work 6. class work 6 solution
• class work 7. class work 7 solution
• class work 8. class work 8 solution
• class work 9, class work 9 solution

Notes

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Time and location

Lecture: Wed 6:30pm-9:15pm, LSB LT2

Contact me

E-mail: charles li aaaaaaaaa math dot cuhk dot edu dot hk (remove spaces, replace dot by . and replace the long string of a’s by one single @)
Office : LSB 218
Phone no: 2609-7974

Quizzes and Final

The grading scheme and time are tantative and are subjected to change.

• Homework (10%)
• Class work (20%): the max 6 scores of the class works
• Midterm (20%) Midterm, Midterm solution
• Final (50%) : Nov 26 (Wed) at LSB LT6 6:45 - 9:15pm