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2020-21 NSU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-21 NSU Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

MATH 4243 - Elementary Number Theory


CIP Code: 270102
Description: Students will learn properties of divisibility, prime numbers, continued fractions, and multiplicative functions. Students apply Fermat’s Theorem, prove properties of congruence, solve Diophantine equations, solve systems of congruences using the Chinese Remainder Theorem, and prove relationships using mathematical induction.

Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite: MATH 3703 Introduction to Proof.
LAS Course: Yes