Course description
Course description and arrangements
University catalog course website MATH 49500N and MATH 59500 INT Course Brightspace page
Homepage of course instructor containing coordinates for location of Trevor Wooley
Class Meeting Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 16:30 - 17:45 in PHYS 333 Credit Hours: 3 hours Textbook: An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers (Niven, Zuckerman and Montgomery, 5th edition, Wiley, 1991). Prerequisites: This course is intended for third- or fourth-year undergraduate students or beginning graduate students who have taken and obtained a grade of B- or better in MA 35301 (Linear Algebra II). Students should have basic competence in mathematical proof. Instructor: Prof. Trevor Wooley, twooley@purdue.edu Location: 422 Math, Tel. 765-496-6439 Office Hours: Tuesday 14:00-15:00, Wednesday 13:30 - 14:30, Thursday 14:30 - 15:30
Exams:
Mid-term 1: In class, Tuesday 18th February, 2025 (returned Tuesday 25th February in class, Solutions) [Content: sections 1 to 8 inclusive]. Mid-term 2: In class, Thursday 27th March, 2025 (returned Tuesday 8th April in class, Solutions) [Content: sections 1 to 14 inclusive]. Final Exam: Monday 5th May, 2025, 8:00 - 10:00 am in PHYS 333 (Solutions when available) [Content: sections 1 to 18 inclusive]. ****** REVIEW SESSION 1: Thursday 13th February, 2025 ****** ****** REVIEW SESSION 2: Tuesday 25th March, 2025 ****** ****** REVIEW SESSIONS 3 and 4: Tuesday 29th April and Thursday 1st May, 2025, via Zoom (login will be sent via email) ****** Course Schedule:
Class notes (updated 22 April 2025) Past assigments Week 11 (31 March-4 April 2025) Homework 11, due Thursday 10th April (solutions) (refer to sections 7.1 to 7.5 of Niven, Zuckerman and Montgomery, especially for more problems to solve) Week 12 (7 April-11 April 2025) Homework 12, due Thursday 17th April (solutions) (refer to section 7.8 of Niven, Zuckerman and Montgomery, especially for more problems to solve) Week 13 (14 April-18 April 2025) Homework 13, due Thursday 24th April (solutions) when available (refer to section 7.8 of Niven, Zuckerman and Montgomery, especially for more problems to solve)