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