Acquire a good knowledge of the concepts and methods of the elementary number theory, with particular reference to the study of the Diophantine equations and congruence equations. Provide prerequisites for more advanced courses of algebraic and analytical number theory
Curriculum
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ARITHMETIC FUNCTIONS: The Divisor Function. The Moebius Function. The Euler Function. Dirichlet Convolution
CONGRUENCES: Sets of Residues,Some Interesting Congruences, Some Linear Congruences, Some Polynomial Congruences, Primitive Roots, the Theorem of Gauss.
QUADRATIC RESIDUES: The Legendre Symbol. Quadratic Reciprocity. The Jacobi Symbol.The Distribution of Quadratic Residues.
SUMS OF INTEGER SQUARES: Sums of Two Squares. Number of Representations. Sums of Four Squares. Sums of Three Squares.
ELEMENTARY PRIME NUMBER THEORY: Euclid's Theorem Revisited. The Von Mangoldt Function. Tchebycheff's Theorem. Some Results of Mertens
Chowdhury, F.; Chowdhury, M. R. Essentials of Number Theory. Pi Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005. ISBN 984-32-2836-7
Hardy, G. H.; Wright, E. M. An introduction to the theory of numbers. Fifth edition. The Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, New York, 1979. xvi+426 pp. ISBN: 0-19-853170-2; 0-19-853171-0
Davenport, H. Aritmetica superiore. Un'introduzione alla teoria dei numeri. Editore: Zanichelli, 1994. 199 pp. ISBN: 8808091546
Gioia, A. A. The theory of numbers. An introduction. Reprint of the 1970 original. Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY, 2001. xii+207 pp. ISBN: 0-486-41449-3
Rosen, K. H. Elementary number theory and its applications. Fourth edition. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 2000. xviii+638 pp. ISBN: 0-201-87073-8
Tattersall, J. J. Elementary number theory in nine chapters. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999. viii+407 pp. ISBN: 0-521-58531-7
Fruizione: 20410627 TN410 - INTRODUZIONE ALLA TEORIA DEI NUMERI in Matematica LM-40 PAPPALARDI FRANCESCO
Programme
Division, Factorization, Some Elementary Properties of Primes, Some Results and Problems Concerning Primes.ARITHMETIC FUNCTIONS: The Divisor Function. The Moebius Function. The Euler Function. Dirichlet Convolution
CONGRUENCES: Sets of Residues,Some Interesting Congruences, Some Linear Congruences, Some Polynomial Congruences, Primitive Roots, the Theorem of Gauss.
QUADRATIC RESIDUES: The Legendre Symbol. Quadratic Reciprocity. The Jacobi Symbol.The Distribution of Quadratic Residues.
SUMS OF INTEGER SQUARES: Sums of Two Squares. Number of Representations. Sums of Four Squares. Sums of Three Squares.
ELEMENTARY PRIME NUMBER THEORY: Euclid's Theorem Revisited. The Von Mangoldt Function. Tchebycheff's Theorem. Some Results of Mertens
Core Documentation
Chen, W; ELEMENTARY NUMBER THEORY. https://rutherglen.science.mq.edu.au/wchen/lnentfolder/lnent.htmlChowdhury, F.; Chowdhury, M. R. Essentials of Number Theory. Pi Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005. ISBN 984-32-2836-7
Hardy, G. H.; Wright, E. M. An introduction to the theory of numbers. Fifth edition. The Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, New York, 1979. xvi+426 pp. ISBN: 0-19-853170-2; 0-19-853171-0
Davenport, H. Aritmetica superiore. Un'introduzione alla teoria dei numeri. Editore: Zanichelli, 1994. 199 pp. ISBN: 8808091546
Gioia, A. A. The theory of numbers. An introduction. Reprint of the 1970 original. Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY, 2001. xii+207 pp. ISBN: 0-486-41449-3
Rosen, K. H. Elementary number theory and its applications. Fourth edition. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 2000. xviii+638 pp. ISBN: 0-201-87073-8
Tattersall, J. J. Elementary number theory in nine chapters. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999. viii+407 pp. ISBN: 0-521-58531-7
Type of evaluation
two hours written exam with practical and theory problems teacher profile teaching materials
ARITHMETIC FUNCTIONS: The Divisor Function. The Moebius Function. The Euler Function. Dirichlet Convolution
CONGRUENCES: Sets of Residues,Some Interesting Congruences, Some Linear Congruences, Some Polynomial Congruences, Primitive Roots, the Theorem of Gauss.
QUADRATIC RESIDUES: The Legendre Symbol. Quadratic Reciprocity. The Jacobi Symbol.The Distribution of Quadratic Residues.
SUMS OF INTEGER SQUARES: Sums of Two Squares. Number of Representations. Sums of Four Squares. Sums of Three Squares.
ELEMENTARY PRIME NUMBER THEORY: Euclid's Theorem Revisited. The Von Mangoldt Function. Tchebycheff's Theorem. Some Results of Mertens
Chowdhury, F.; Chowdhury, M. R. Essentials of Number Theory. Pi Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005. ISBN 984-32-2836-7
Hardy, G. H.; Wright, E. M. An introduction to the theory of numbers. Fifth edition. The Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, New York, 1979. xvi+426 pp. ISBN: 0-19-853170-2; 0-19-853171-0
Davenport, H. Aritmetica superiore. Un'introduzione alla teoria dei numeri. Editore: Zanichelli, 1994. 199 pp. ISBN: 8808091546
Gioia, A. A. The theory of numbers. An introduction. Reprint of the 1970 original. Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY, 2001. xii+207 pp. ISBN: 0-486-41449-3
Rosen, K. H. Elementary number theory and its applications. Fourth edition. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 2000. xviii+638 pp. ISBN: 0-201-87073-8
Tattersall, J. J. Elementary number theory in nine chapters. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999. viii+407 pp. ISBN: 0-521-58531-7
Fruizione: 20410627 TN410 - INTRODUZIONE ALLA TEORIA DEI NUMERI in Matematica LM-40 PAPPALARDI FRANCESCO
Programme
Division, Factorization, Some Elementary Properties of Primes, Some Results and Problems Concerning Primes.ARITHMETIC FUNCTIONS: The Divisor Function. The Moebius Function. The Euler Function. Dirichlet Convolution
CONGRUENCES: Sets of Residues,Some Interesting Congruences, Some Linear Congruences, Some Polynomial Congruences, Primitive Roots, the Theorem of Gauss.
QUADRATIC RESIDUES: The Legendre Symbol. Quadratic Reciprocity. The Jacobi Symbol.The Distribution of Quadratic Residues.
SUMS OF INTEGER SQUARES: Sums of Two Squares. Number of Representations. Sums of Four Squares. Sums of Three Squares.
ELEMENTARY PRIME NUMBER THEORY: Euclid's Theorem Revisited. The Von Mangoldt Function. Tchebycheff's Theorem. Some Results of Mertens
Core Documentation
Chen, W; ELEMENTARY NUMBER THEORY. https://rutherglen.science.mq.edu.au/wchen/lnentfolder/lnent.htmlChowdhury, F.; Chowdhury, M. R. Essentials of Number Theory. Pi Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005. ISBN 984-32-2836-7
Hardy, G. H.; Wright, E. M. An introduction to the theory of numbers. Fifth edition. The Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, New York, 1979. xvi+426 pp. ISBN: 0-19-853170-2; 0-19-853171-0
Davenport, H. Aritmetica superiore. Un'introduzione alla teoria dei numeri. Editore: Zanichelli, 1994. 199 pp. ISBN: 8808091546
Gioia, A. A. The theory of numbers. An introduction. Reprint of the 1970 original. Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY, 2001. xii+207 pp. ISBN: 0-486-41449-3
Rosen, K. H. Elementary number theory and its applications. Fourth edition. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 2000. xviii+638 pp. ISBN: 0-201-87073-8
Tattersall, J. J. Elementary number theory in nine chapters. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999. viii+407 pp. ISBN: 0-521-58531-7
Type of evaluation
two hours written exam with practical and theory problems