Math 104C (Number Theory) - Spring 2013.

Professor: CRISTIAN D. POPESCU -- Lectures: MWF 9:00-9:50AM, in AP&M B412.
Office Hours: WF 1:00-2:00PM, in AP&M 6256.
Office: AP&M 6256; Phone: 858-534-6297; E-mail: cpopescu@math.ucsd.edu

Teaching Assistant: COREY STONE -- Discussion Sessions: Th 9-9:50AM, in AP&M 5402.
Office Hours: T 2:00-3:00 and Th 10:00-11:00.
Office: AP&M 6414; E-mail: cdstone@ucsd.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTION

WHAT IS MATH 104C? This is the third course in a three quarter sequence of undergraduate number theory. In this course we examine topics from analytic and algebraic number theory and focus on the following major themes: 1) number theoretic functions and the distribution of primes; 2) the arithmetic of rings of algebraic integers and applications to Diophantine equations.

TEXT William J. LeVeque, Fundamentals of Number Theory; Dover Publ. 1996. You are expected to read the text BEFORE each lecture.

EXAMS

Midterm I - Monday, April 22, 9:00am, in AP&M B412. Topics: Sections 6.1 and 6.2.
Midterm II - Wednesday, May 22, 9:00am, in AP&M B412. Topics: 6.3-6.6.
Final Exam - Wednesday, June 12, 8:00-11:00am. Location: AP&M B412. Topics: comprehensive.
No notes, textbooks, calculators are allowed during exams. No make-up exams will be given and no late homework will be accepted. Cheating on an exam results in 0 points for that exam, as well as further disciplinary action. Please read very carefully the following ACADEMIC INTEGRITY GUIDELINES.

GRADING POLICY

Midterms 1+2: 20% each; Final Exam: 40%; Homework: 20%. The grading will be done on a curve, the median corresponding to a B-/C+.

IMPORTANT LINKS Schedule and Homework.

GETTING HELP

Help with mathematical problems:

Section: Ask questions in section --- this is one of the main reasons why sections exist.
Office Hours: You are strongly advised to take full advantage of your professor's and ta's office hours.
Classmates: Sometimes a classmate can help. Sometimes you can learn by working out problems together with your classmates.

Help with personal problems which affect your class work:

Talk to the professor or, if appropriate, your college provost.