Course Description

MA 325 NUMBER THEORY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of the properties of numbers, mainly the integers and rational numbers and their applications. Topics covered include primes and divisibility, congruence modulo n, Euler's phi function, and continued fractions. Applications discussed include check digit schemes and cryptology. Writing mathematical proofs will be an essential part of this course. Prerequisite: TAKE MA-301 with grade of C or better, P
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