MAT315H1 - INTRODUCTION TO NUMBER THEORY
COURSE
OUTLINE
Winter, 2005
Instructor: Kyu-Hwan Lee, SS5016E, khlee@math.toronto.edu, 978-4328
Textbook: Joseph H. Silverman: A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory, 2nd edition.
Grading Scheme: Assignments --- 30%, Midterm --- 30%,
Final --- 40%.
Office Hour: Monday 2:00-3:00 p.m. or by appointment
Midterm: February 21 (Mon) during the class
What to study for exams
90% of the questions will be very similar to exercises of the textbook.
How to Submit Assignments
Each assignment of a week will be collected on Wednesday of the following week before the class begins.
Do you have a claim for your marks?
Every inquiry about marks of assignments and midterm should be made to the TA of the course, Allan Langridge, during his office hour, Friday 9:00-9:30 AM, at SP209. His e-mail address is allan@math.toronto.edu.
Schedule and Assignment Problems
The following is the schedule of the course.
The assignment problems will be posted continually as lectures go on.
WEEK 1: Chapters 1-7 Exercises 1.3, 3.3, 5.1, 5.4, 6.2, 7.4
WEEK 2: Chapters 8-11 Exercises 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 10.2, 11.1, 11.5, 11.9
WEEK 3: Chapters 12-15 Exercises 12.5, 13.1, 14.3, 15.1, 15.2, 15.7
WEEK 4: Chapters 16-19 Exercises 16.3, 17.2, 17.3, 18.1, 18.2, 19.1, 19.2 Lecture slides for chapter 18
WEEK 5: Chapters 20-22 Exercises 20.2, 20.4, 20.6, 20.14, 21.2, 21.4, 22.1
WEEK 6: Chapters 23-24, Review Exercises 23.1, 23.6, 24.1, 24.2, 24.6
WEEK 7: Midterm, Chapters 25-27 Exercises 25.3, 25.5, 26.1, 26.4
WEEK 8: Chapters 28-30 Exercises 28.3, 29.1, 29.3, 30.3, 30.4
WEEK 9: Chapters 31-33 Exercises 31.1, 32.1, 33.8, 33.9, 33.11
WEEK 10: Chapters 33-34 Exercises 34.2, 34.4, 34.6, 34.8
WEEK 11: Chapters 37-38 Exercises 37.3, 37.4, 38.1, 38.10, 38.11
WEEK 12: Chapters 39-41 Exercises 39.2, 39.10, 40.2, 40.5, 41.2, 41.6
WEEK 13: Chapters 42-45, Review