Math 104C (Number
Theory) - Spring 2017.
Professor: CRISTIAN D.
POPESCU -- Lectures: TTh 9:30-10:50am, in AP&M 5829.
Office Hours: TTh 8:30-9:30am, in AP&M 5829.
Office: AP&M
6256;
Phone: 858-534-6297; E-mail: cpopescu@math.ucsd.edu
Teaching Assistant: ROBERT SNELLMAN -- Discussion Sessions: Th 7-7:50am, in AP&M 5829.
Office Hours: MW 11-12, in AP&M 6422
Office: AP&M 6422; E-mail: rsnellma@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 - Tuesday, April 25, 9:30am, in AP&M 5829. Topics: 6.1-6.4.
- Midterm II - Tuesday, May 23,
9:30am, in AP&M 5829.
Topics: 6.5-6.7.
- Final Exam - Tuesday,
June 13,
8:00-11:00am. Location: AP&M 2402. Topics: Chapter 6, except for last section.
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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+.
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.