MA317A: Number Theory (Winter 2019)
Calendar Description
Elementary theory of numbers; arithmetic functions; congruences; quadratic reciprocity; solutions to Diophantine equations.†
Prerequisites
MA121 and 1.0 credit of 200 level Mathematics.
Instructor
Professor Shengda Hu (PhD)
Office: LH3036 (Lazaridis Hall)
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m., Tuesday 11 a.m. - noon, or by appointment via email.
E: shu@wlu.ca
T: x2223
Lectures
Monday and Wednesday 2:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. in 2C3 (Arts Building)
Calculators
No calculator is allowed.
MyLearningSpace
Materials related to this course and the full course outline will be posted on the MA317 MyLearningSpace website. You are responsible for checking here on a regular basis for important announcements.
Evaluation
A final mark out of 100 will be calculated as follows:
- Assignments (Four sets, submitted on Mondays: Jan. 21, Feb. 11, March 11 and April 1): 20%
- Midterm Exam (In class, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019): 30%
- Final Exam (Cumulative, 2.5 hours, exact date, time and location to be announced): 50%
Students must achieve a score of at least 40% of the marks available on the final examination to be eligible to pass the course. The final mark will be reported as a letter grade in accordance with the conversion table of the current undergraduate calendar.
This document is a summary of the course outline for MA317 and is provided for the convenience of students.