Contact
cdoneill «at» sdsu.edu
GMCS Building, Room 570
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego, CA 92182
U.S.A.
GMCS Building, Room 570
Math & Stats Department
San Diego State University5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego, CA 92182
U.S.A.
Math 522: Number Theory (Fall 2022)
| Lectures: | MWF 1:00pm - 1:50pm, GMCS 310 |
| Textbooks: | Number Theory, 1994 Edition, George Andrews (optional) |
| Elementary Number Theory: Primes, Congruences, and Secrets, William Stein (optional, free) |
As described in the course catalog, this course covers the theory of numbers, congruences, Diophantine equations, prime numbers, and cryptography.
Announcements
August 20, 2022:
Course webpage has been created.
August 20, 2022:
A syllabus and lecture schedule have been added below.
Resources
The course syllabus (also in plain text).
A tentative week-by-week lecture schedule (also in plain text), which is subject to change without notice.
Homework
There will be one homework assignment given each week, usually assigned on Friday and due in class the following Friday. There will also be one preliminary assignment given each week, usually assigned on Monday after class and due in class on Wednesday.
I will post links to homework assignments here. If you have questions about course material, do not hesistate to ask me in/before/after class, stop by my office hours, or email me.
Preliminary Assignment 0,
due Wednesday, August 24, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 1,
due Wednesday, August 31, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 2,
due Friday, September 9, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 3,
due Wednesday, September 14, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 4,
due Wednesday, September 21, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 5,
due Friday, September 28, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 6,
due Wednesday, October 5, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 7,
due Wednesday, October 12, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 8,
due Wednesday, October 19, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 9,
due Wednesday, October 26, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 10,
due Wednesday, November 4, 2022.
Week 11 Review (no homework)
Preliminary Assignment 12,
due Friday, November 18, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 14,
due Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
Discussion Sheet 14,
from Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
Preliminary Assignment 15,
due Wednesday, December 7, 2022.