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2021-22 NSU Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-22 NSU Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

MATH 5243 - Elementary Number Theory


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 3713 Introduction to Proof.