Mathematics 124
Number Theory (111533)
Sameera Vemulapalli2025 Fall (4 Credits)
Schedule: TR 0900 AM - 1015 AM
Instructor Permissions: None
Enrollment Cap: n/a
Factorization and the primes; congruences; quadratic residues and reciprocity; continued fractions and approximations; Pell’s equation; selected Diophantine equations; theory of integral quadratic forms. Also, selected applications to coding, introduction to elliptic curves and introduction to zeta functions if time permits.
- Recommended Prep:
- Mathematics 22a or 23a or 25a or 101 or 122; or 55a which can be taken concurrently; or an equivalent experience and comfort level with abstract mathematics.
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