MATH 4717 - Elementary Number Theory

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MATH 3260.
An introduction to the basic principles of number theory. Topics include properties of integers, congruences, divisibility, greatest common divisors, the Euclidean algorithm, Pythagorean theorem, prime number theorems, Diophantine equations, Fermat’s Last Theorem, Goldbach’s conjecture, Euler’s theorem and applications in cryptology.