Overview
| Instructor | Dr. Armin Straub
ILB 313 straub@southalabama.edu (251) 460-7262 (please use e-mail whenever possible) |
| Office hours | TR, 9:20-12:20pm, 1:50-2:30pm, or by appointment
however, no office hour Thursdays, 9:55-11:10am |
| Lecture | TR, 4:30-5:45pm, in ILB 345 (Section 502). |
| Midterm exams | The dates for our three midterm exams are:
Tuesday, September 20 Thursday, October 20 Thursday, November 17 |
| Final exam | Tuesday, December 6 — 3:30pm-5:30pm |
| Text |
Elementary Number Theory,
by David M. Burton (McGraw Hill, 7th Ed., 2011) |
| Syllabus | syllabus.pdf |
Lecture sketches
| Date | Sketch | In the book | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/16 | lecture01.pdf | mix from 3.1 and 3.2 | think about the variations mentioned after the proofs |
| 08/18 | lecture02.pdf | 1.1 | Homework: Examples 8, 9 |
| 08/23 | lecture03.pdf | 1.1 | Homework: homework01.pdf
due in class on Thursday, Sep 1 |
| 08/25 | lecture04.pdf | 1.2 | carefully go through the proof of Theorem 20
(It is good practice of both induction and working with the sigma notation for sums.) |
| 08/30 | lecture05.pdf | 2.1/2.2 | Homework: homework02.pdf
due in class on Thursday, Sep 8 |
| 09/01 | lecture06.pdf | 2.2/2.3/2.4 | |
| 09/06 | lecture07.pdf | 2.4/2.5 | Homework: homework03.pdf
due in class on Thursday, Sep 15 |
| 09/08 | lecture08.pdf | 2.5 | start preparing for our first midterm: midterm01-practice.pdf
midterm01-practice-solution.pdf |
| 09/13 | lecture09.pdf | 2.5/3.1 | do the practice problems (solutions also posted)
the midterm is next Tuesday, Sep 20 |
| 09/15 | review | get ready for the exam! | |
| 09/22 | lecture10.pdf | 3.2/3.3/4.2 | |
| 09/27 | lecture11.pdf | 4.2/5.2 | Homework: homework04.pdf
due in class on Tuesday, Oct 11 |
| 09/29 | lecture12.pdf | 5.2/8.2/4.3 | |
| 10/04 | lecture13.pdf | 4.3 | Enjoy Fall Break! |
| 10/11 | lecture14.pdf | 4.4 | Start reviewing for the midterm next week! |
| 10/13 | lecture15.pdf | 4.4 | Practice problems: midterm02-practice.pdf
midterm02-practice-solution.pdf |
| 10/18 | review | get ready for the exam! | |
| 10/25 | lecture16.pdf | 4.4/7.2 | |
| 10/27 | lecture17.pdf | 7.2/7.3 | Homework: Example 110 in lecture sketch
will be part of the next homework set |
| 11/01 | lecture18.pdf | 7.3/5.2 | Homework: Example 117 in lecture sketch
will be part of the next homework set |
| 11/03 | lecture19.pdf | 5.3 | |
| 11/08 | lecture20.pdf | 5.3/15.2 | Homework: homework05.pdf
due in class on Tuesday, Oct 15 |
| 11/10 | lecture21.pdf | 15.2/15.3 | start preparing for our third midterm: midterm03-practice.pdf
midterm03-practice-solution.pdf |
| 11/15 | review | get ready for the exam! | |
| 11/29 | lecture22.pdf | 15.3 | start preparing for the final exam! |
Homework and solutions
- homework01.pdf, homework01-solution.pdf
- homework02.pdf, homework02-solution.pdf
- homework03.pdf, homework03-solution.pdf
- homework04.pdf, homework04-solution.pdf
- homework05.pdf, homework05-solution.pdf
Exams and practice material
There will be three in-class midterm exams and a comprehensive final exam. Notes, books, calculators or computers are not allowed during any of the exams.
Our exam schedule is:
- Midterm Exam 1: Tuesday, September 20
- Midterm Exam 2: Thursday, October 20
- Midterm Exam 3: Thursday, November 17
- Final Exam: Tuesday, December 6 — 3:30pm-5:30pm
The following material will help you prepare for the exams.
- Midterm Exam 1: midterm01-practice.pdf
Solutions: midterm01-practice-solution.pdf - Midterm Exam 2: midterm02-practice.pdf
Solutions: midterm02-practice-solution.pdf - Midterm Exam 3: midterm03-practice.pdf
Solutions: midterm03-practice-solution.pdf