Semester: 2011-2012 Spring
Instructor: Fatma Altunbulak Aksu
Room: Faculty of Art and Sciences R-208
Phone: +903122331432
e-mail: altunbulak@gmail.com
Schedule: Tuesday 15:40-17:30 (RB03), Thursday 16:40-17:30 (RB02)
Office Hours: Thursdays 13:40-15:30
Catalog Description:
Divisibility. The linear Diophantine equation. Primes. Congruences. Euler, Fermat, Wilson, Lagrange and Chinese remainder theorems. Arithmetical functions.
Textbook:
Elementary Number Theory, International Edition, by Charles Vanden Eynden.
Reference Book:
Elementary Number Theory, Fifth edition, by David M. Burton
Evaluation Criteria:
Two midterm examinations (25% + 30%), one final examination (35%),
7 quizzes (the best 5 will be chosen, 10%).