Tentative Lecture Schedule

Tuesday

Thursday

Aug 16 Tuesday, August 16

Aug 18 Thursday, August 18

Introduction

Aug 23 Tuesday, August 23

Proof by Induction §A

Aug 25 Thursday, August 25

Integers §1

Aug 30 Tuesday, August 30

Integers §1

Sep 1 Thursday, September 1

Unique Factorization §2

Assignment 1

Sep 6 Tuesday, September 6

Unique Factorization §2

Sep 8 Thursday, September 8

Linear Diophantine Equations §3

Assignment 2

Sep 13 Tuesday, September 13

Linear Diophantine Equations §3

Sep 15 Thursday, September 15

Midterm 1

Sep 20 Tuesday, September 20

Congruences §4

Sep 22 Thursday, September 22

Congruences §4

Assignment 3

Sep 27 Tuesday, September 27

Linear Congruences §5

Sep 29 Thursday, September 29

Linear Congruences §5

Assignment 4

Oct 4 Tuesday, October 4

Fermat’s and Wilson’s Theorems §6

Oct 6 Thursday, October 6

Fermat’s and Wilson’s Theorems §6

Assignment 5

Oct 11 Tuesday, October 11

Midterm 2

Oct 13 Thursday, October 13

Fall Break

Oct 18 Tuesday, October 18

The Divisors of an Integer §7

Oct 20 Thursday, October 20

The Divisors of an Integer §7

Assignment 6

Oct 25 Tuesday, October 25

Perfect Numbers §8

Oct 27 Thursday, October 27

Euler’s Theorem and Function §9

Assignment 7

Nov 1 Tuesday, November 1

Euler’s Theorem and Function §9

Nov 3 Thursday, November 3

Primitive Roots §10

Assignment 8

Nov 8 Tuesday, November 8

Election

Nov 10 Thursday, November 10

Midterm 3

Nov 15 Tuesday, November 15

Primitive Roots §10

Nov 17 Thursday, November 17

Quadratic Congruences §11

Assignment 9

Nov 22 Tuesday, November 22

Quadratic Congruences §11

Nov 24 Thursday, November 24

Thanksgiving

Nov 29 Tuesday, November 29

Quadratic Reciprocity §12

Dec 1 Thursday, December 1

Quadratic Reciprocity §12

Assignment 10

Dec 6 Tuesday, December 6

Final Exam

Dec 8 Thursday, December 8