MAT 320 Number Theory

Number theory is the study of the properties of the integers particularly concerning prime numbers. For example, an integer k divides a nonzero integer m if there is an integer q with the property that m = qk. Topics include divisibility; congruences of degree one and two; Diophantine equations; quadratic reciprocity; simple continued fractions; algebraic numbers. Prerequisite: MAT 201 or permission of the instructor.