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 (Spring 2021)
Lectures: | TTh 9:30am - 10:45am |
Textbooks: | Number Theory, 1994 Edition, by George Andrews (optional) |
Elementary Number Theory: Primes, Congruences, and Secrets, by William Stein (free) |
As described in the course catalog, this course covers the theory of numbers, congruences, Diophantine equations, prime numbers, and cryptography.
Announcements
January 16, 2021:
Course webpage has been created.
January 16, 2021:
A syllabus and lecture schedule have been uploaded.
April 2, 2021:
The lecture schedule have been updated.
Resources
The course syllabus.
A tentative day-by-day schedule (subject to change without notice).
The course Canvas page, which contains all Zoom links.
Homework
There will be one homework assignment given each week, usually assigned on Thursday and due by the start of class the following Thursday. Assignments will be submitted via Gradescope, available through Canvas. There will also be one preliminary assignment given before each class in a video lecture.
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 1,
due Thursday, January 28, 2021.
Preliminary Assignment 2,
due Thursday, February 4, 2021.
Preliminary Assignment 3,
due Thursday, February 11, 2021.
Preliminary Assignment 4,
due Thursday, February 18, 2021.
Preliminary Assignment 5,
due Thursday, February 25, 2021.
Preliminary Assignment 6,
due Thursday, March 4, 2021.
Preliminary Assignment 7,
due Thursday, March 11, 2021.
Preliminary Assignment 8,
due Thursday, March 18, 2021.
Preliminary Assignment 9,
due Thursday, March 25, 2021.
Preliminary Assignment 11,
due Thursday, April 8, 2021.
Preliminary Assignment 13,
due Thursday, April 22, 2021.
Preliminary Assignment 14,
due Thursday, April 29, 2021.