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MATH 260 - Number Theory


Prerequisite, MATH 111  or MATH 115 . This course covers the ring of integers, divisibility, prime numbers and factorization, number-theoretic functions such as the Moebius function and the Euler function, congruences, Moebius inversion, perfect numbers, Diophantine equations, and quadratic residues. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits