MA1301 Number Theory - Fall 2019
| Schedule | Room | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures: | Tuesdays 18:15–20:00 | Realfagbygg R1 | |
| Wednesdays 18:15–20:00 | S7 Sentralbygg 2 | ||
| Exam: | see here | ||
| Lecturer | |||
| Glen Wilson | |||
| Office: | 1204 Sentralbygg 2 | ||
| Email: | glen [dot] m [dot] wilson [at] ntnu [dot] no | ||
| Dag Nilsson | |||
| Email: | dag [dot] nilsson [at] ntnu [dot] no | ||
Midterm Exam
The date and time for the midterm exam is set to Oct. 9th, 18:15. The midterms will be held in Sentralbygg S5, S6, S8, S7. Please show up ahead of time.
You are allowed to use a specific basic calculator according to NTNU's policy.
Because the language of instruction of this course is English, the midterm exam will be written in English. However, you have the right to write your responses in Norwegian or English.
The grading scheme for the course is in the Course Information document above. The midterm is not mandatory, although you are strongly encouraged to take it.
Students are divided amongst the exam rooms by candidate numbers as follows:
S5: 10000 – 10055
S6: 10056 – 10110
S7: 10111 – 10165
S8: 10166 – 10221
Mattehjelpen01
Lørdager 10:15-13:00, Auditorium K5 i Kjemiblokk 5.
Mattehjelpen01 er et ekstra tilbud for studenter i "01-emnene", dvs. MA0001, MA1101, MA1201 og MA1301. Veiledere er instituttets emeriti Per og Kari Hag. Her kan du få hjelp med oppgaver og andre faglige spørsmål. Første gang lørdag 31.august. ("Drop in"- opplegg. Mulighet for litt tavleundervisning og diskusjonsgrupper.)
What this course is about
This course gives an introduction to elementary number theory. Topics included are: greatest common divisor, Euclidean algorithm, linear diophantine equations, elementary prime number theory, linear congruences, Chinese remainder theorem, Fermat's little theorem, Euler's phi-function, Euler's theorem with application to cryptography. Additional topics that may change from year to year may include number theoretical functions, Fermat's last theorem for n = 4, continued fractions, rational approximations, Pell's equations, and quadratic reciprocity.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites beyond basic high school mathematics.
Lecture Plan
This is a rough outline of the course structure that will be updated throughout the semester. We will cover chapters 1–9 and some additional topics depending on the interests of the class.
| Week | Topic | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34.1 | Natural numbers, Induction | 1.1, 1.2 | Lecture 1 |
| 34.2 | Division algorithm, GCD | 2.2, 2.3 | Lecture 2 |
| 35.1 | GCD | 2.3 | Lecture 3 |
| 35.2 | Euclidean Algorithm | 2.4 | Lecture 4 |
| 36.1 | Diophantine Equations | 2.5 | Lecture 5 |
| 36.2 | FTA, primes | 3.1, 3.2 | Lecture 6 |
| 37.1 | Goldbach conjecture | 3.3 | Lecture 7 |
| 37.2 | Modular arithmetic | 4.2 | Lecture 8 |
| 38.1 | Representations of Integers | 4.3 | Lecture 9 |
| 38.2 | Chinese Remainder Theorem | 4.4 | Lecture 10 |
| 39.1 | Chinese Remainder Theorem | 4.4 | Lecture 11 |
| 39.2 | Fermat's Little Theorem | 5.2 | Lecture 12 |
| 40.1 | Wilson's Theorem | 5.3 | Lecture 13 |
| 40.2 | Number theoretic functions | 6.1 | Lecture 14 |
| 41.1 | Review, exam prep | Lecture 15 | |
| 41.2 | Midterm exam | ||
| 42.1 | Euler Phi function | 7.2 | Lecture 16 |
| 42.2 | Class canceled! | ||
| 43.1 | Euler's theorem | 7.3 | Lecture 17 |
| 43.2 | Order mod n | 8.1 | Lecture 18 |
| 44.1 | Primitive roots | 8.2 | Lecture 19 |
| 44.2 | Quadratic residues | 9.1 | Lecture 20 |
| 45.1 | Legendre symbol | 9.2 | Lecture 21 |
| 45.2 | Quadratic reciprocity | 9.3 | Lecture 22 |
| 46.1 | Pythagorean triples | 12.1 | Lecture 23 |
| 46.2 | Fermat's last theorem | 12.2 | Lecture 24 |
| 47.1 | Sums of two squares | 13.2 | Lecture 25 |
| 47.2 | Summary |
Groups
Your group can now be found in blackboard (under Snarveier/Quick-links → Grupper, eller på venstre side i menyvalget).
Notify Dag Nilsson with your preferred timeslot, if you have not been assigned to a group.
The exercise sessions are not compulsory.
| Nr | Tid | Rom |
|---|---|---|
| Gruppe 1 | Tirsdag 16:15-18:00 | R91 Realfagbygget |
| Gruppe 2 | Tirsdag 14:15-16:00 | R91 Realfagbygget |
| Gruppe 3 | Fredag 10:15-12:00 | R92 Realfagbygget |
| Gruppe 4 | Tirsdag 14:15-16:00 | S23 Sentralbygg 2 |
| Gruppe 5 | Onsdag 14:15-16:00 | S23 Sentralbygg 2 |
| Gruppe 6 | Torsdag 16:15-18:00 | K26 Kjemi 4 |
You can also attend another exercise session than the one you've been assigned, but the assigned groups will be prioritized.
Exercises
The exercise sessions will start in week 35. The exercises can be handed in electronically in blackboard or physically in boxes marked MA1301 Talteori H19, which can be found 3. etg Nordre lavblokk SBII. The exercise should be delivered to the correct group. Make sure to write your name on the exercise when you hand it in.
| Week | Exercise | Deadline | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | §1.1: 1d, 3. §1.2: 3e §2.2: 2, 3b | 01-09-2019 23:59 | Solutions |
| 36 | §2.3: 14a, 15. §2.4: 2b, 2c, 3, 4a, 6 ,8 ,9 | 08-09-2019 23:59 | Solutions |
| 37 | §2.5: 2 b), 3 b), 5 b), 6. §3.1: 3 a), 4, 6 a), 10. §3.2: 2, 4 a) | 15-09-2019 23:59 | Solutions |
| 38 | §3.3: 2, 3, 9 a). §4.2: 1, 2, 4 a), 8, 13 | 22-09-2019 23:59 | Solutions |
| 39 | §4.3: 1, 2 a), 4. §4.4: 1 a) b) c), 3, 4 a) b), 5 | 29-09-2019 23:59 | Solutions |
| 40 | §4.4: 17, 20. §5.2: 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 13 | 06-10-2019 23:59 | Solutions |
| 41 | §5.3: 1, 4, 5, 9. § 6.1: 7, 8, 10 a), 11. | 20-10-2019 23:59 | Solutions |
| 42 | No exercises this week due to midterm exam | ||
| 43 | §7.2: 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13 | 27-10-2019 23:59 | Solutions |
| 44 | §7.3: 1 a), 2, 3, 8. §8.1: 1 a), 5, 9 a), 10. | 03-11-2019 23:59 | Solutions |
| 45 | §8.2: 1, 4 a), 6, 8 a). §9.1: 1 a) b), 3 a), 5, 7 | 10-11-2019 23:59 | Solutions |
| 46 | §9.2: 1 a) b), 4, 8 a), 9. §9.3: 1 a) b), 3 a) b), 4, 10 a) | 17-11-2019 23:59 | Solutions |
| 47 | Problems 2, 3 and 7 from 2011v and Problems 2,3 and 5 from 2016s | 17-11-2019 23:59 (Note the deadline!) | Solutions |
Course material
We will cover the first 9 chapters, plus some additional topics, of the following book.
- David M. Burton: Elementary Number Theory, 7. edition, ISBN 0071289194
Reference Group
Didrik Nohre Lønvik
Viveka Priya Simhan
Håvard Skjetne Lilleheie
First meeting: September 17, 2019 at 18:00.