Math 110, Introduction to Number Theory, Fall 2007

• Classes: M,W,F 11-12:10, Porter Acad, Room 144.
• Instructor: Robert Boltje;
  Office: Baskin Engineering 365 C;
  Tel.: 459-5001;
  Email: boltje@ucsc.edu;
  Office hours: T 9-10:30, Th 12-1:30, or by appointment.
• Teaching Assistant: Ted Nitz;
  Office: Baskin Engineering 354;
  Email: fnitz@math.ucsc.edu;
  Office hours: T 5:30-7:30pm, W 9:30-11:00am, or by appointment.
• Grader: Paul Spiegelhalter;
  Email: pspiegelhalter@gmail.com.
• Sections: Tu 8pm-9:10pm, Eight Acad, Room 242; W 8am-9:10am, Earth&Marine, Room B210.
• Exams: Midterm: November 9, 11-12:10, in class.
  Final: Wednesday, Dec. 12, 4pm–7pm, Porter Acad, Room 144.
• Passing requirements: 50% of maximal total score. The total score is computed as weighted average from homework (20%), midterm (30%) and final (50%).
• Textbooks: I will follow my own notes. The class will be totally self-contained. You do not need more than your lecture notes. If you want to use a book, here a few suggestions:
  Rosen: Elementary number theory and its applications. (Most comprehensive, with many examples, also most expensive).
  Andrews: Number Theory. (A little bit denser, and less material, much cheaper).
  Dence,Dence: Elements of the theory of numbers. (Similar to Rosen).
• Syllabus: Divisibility, Euclidean Algorithm, greatest common divisor, prime numbers, unique factorization, congruences, linear congruences, Chinese Remainder Theorem, polynomial congruences, Fermat's and Euler's Theorem, arithmetic functions, primitive roots, Pythagorean triples, Fermat's Last Theorem.
• Homework Problems: Homework is to be turned in Fridays at the BEGINNING of class.