MATH 453

Fall 2022 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 22-Dec 7

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Basic introduction to the theory of numbers. Core topics include divisibility, primes and factorization, congruences, arithmetic functions, quadratic residues and quadratic reciprocity, primitive roots and orders. Additional topics covered at the discretion of the instructor include sums of squares, Diophantine equations, continued fractions, Farey fractions, recurrences, and applications to primality testing and cryptopgraphy.

3 or 4 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. 4 hours of credit requires approval of the instructor and department with completion of additional work of substance. Prerequisite: MATH 241 or equivalent.

MATH 453 class schedule data for fall 2022
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
32140
Lecture-Discussion
D13
2:00PM -2:50PM
MWF
Altgeld Hall
Reznick, B
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/22/22-12/07/22
Credit:
3 hours
32144
Lecture-Discussion
D14
2:00PM -2:50PM
MWF
Altgeld Hall
Reznick, B
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/22/22-12/07/22
Special Approval:
Instructor Approval Required
Credit:
4 hours
Section Info:
Graduate students requesting the 4 credit hour section must first register for the 3 hour section. If the instructor is willing to offer extra work to graduate students for the 4-hour section, students can fill out the request form between the first day of the semester and the 8th week of the semester at this link: https://go.math.illinois.edu/3to4credit
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
32147
Lecture-Discussion
M13
10:00AM -10:50AM
MWF
Altgeld Hall
Thorner, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/22/22-12/07/22
Credit:
3 hours
32150
Lecture-Discussion
M14
10:00AM -10:50AM
MWF
Altgeld Hall
Thorner, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/22/22-12/07/22
Special Approval:
Instructor Approval Required
Credit:
4 hours
Section Info:
Graduate students requesting the 4 credit hour section must first register for the 3 hour section. If the instructor is willing to offer extra work to graduate students for the 4-hour section, students can fill out the request form between the first day of the semester and the 8th week of the semester at this link: https://go.math.illinois.edu/3to4credit
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
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