Math 348 SPRING 2019, Fundamentals of Number Theory II, CRN 33426

• Instructor: Victor Ostrik
• Office Hours for Spring 2019: TF 11-11:50 am, Deady 10B, or by appointment.
• Class meets: MWF 12pm-12:50pm, Deady 106.
• Book: "Elementary Number Theory" by Underwood Dudley, 2nd edition.
• Another useful book: "A Pythagorean Introduction to Number Theory" by Ramin Takloo-Bighash, see here.
• Syllabus: numbers in other bases, diophantine equations, continued fractions, distribution of primes, detailed syllabus .
• Useful dates:
  • Last day to drop class without W: Sat April 6.
  • Last day to drop class with W: Sun May 19.
  • Last day to add class: Sun April 7.
  • Last day to change grading option: Sun May 19.
  • Last day of classes: Fri June 7.
  • Memorial Day holiday: Mon May 27.
• Tentative test dates:
  • Midterm: 12pm-12:50pm Wed May 15, Deady 106.
  • Final: 10:15am-12:15pm Mon June 10, Deady 106.
  You must bring photo ID to the midterms and the final.
• Please remember that if you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what happened in that class. You can usually pick up any handouts from here .
• Grading: Homework 20%, quizzes 20%, midterm 25%, final 35%.
• You can look at your current grade on the Canvas!
• Homework Assignments to be collected on WEDNESDAYS from now on. Late homework will not be accepted. Not all of the assigned homework problems will be graded.
• List of lectures is available here.