Theory of Numbers (MATH 327)

• College: College of Arts and Sciences
• Department: Mathematics
• Credit Hours: 3
• This course has a lecture with 3 hours.

The arithmetic of the integers is used to introduce the student to the ideas of abstract mathematics and the structure of a proof. Topics include axioms and basic theorems of arithmetic, the Euclidean algorithm, congruences and modular arithmetic and continued fractions. Pre-Requisites:MATH 324 with a C- or better. Typically Offered Fall Only, Odd Years