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College Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MATH 373 - Number Theory


An introduction to the properties of and unsolved problems about the integers (whole numbers). This course is built around the problem of proving that a large integer is prime or finding its factorization into primes. Topics include: divisibility and prime numbers, the Euclidean algorithm, modular arithmetic, quadratic residues, continued fractions, and public-key cryptosystems. This course counts towards the capstone requirement. Prerequisite(s): MATH 136  Even numbered fall semesters. (4 Credits)