MTH 411 - Number Theory

Institution:

National University

Subject:

Description:

(Prerequisite: MTH 215 or MTH 216A/B or MTH 301 or placement evaluation) An examination of fundamental concepts of numbers, including divisibility, congruencies, the distrib- ution of Primes, Pythagorean triples, the Euclidean Algorithm, the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, Diophantine equations and Goldbach's conjecture. Emphasis active student involvement in posing and testing conjectures, formulating counter examples, logical arguments, and proofs.

Credits:

4.50

Credit Hours:

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.nu.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 628-8648

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Other academic year

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