MTH 347 - Number Theory

Institution:

CUNY College of Staten Island

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Description:

4 hours; 4 credits Mathematical induction, divisibility, prime numbers, Euclidean algorithm, factorization methods, Diophantine equations, congruences, Chinese remainder theorem, systems of congruences, Fermat’s little theorem, multiplicative functions, public key cryptography, primitive roots, primality tests, quadratic reciprocity, Pythagorean triples, Fermat’s last theorem, and sums of squares. Other topics may include continued fractions and partitions. Prerequisite: MTH 232

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csi.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 982-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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