| Instructor: | Harm Derksen |
| office: | 3067 East Hall |
| email: | hderksen@umich.edu |
| phone: | (734) 763 2309 |
| webpage: | http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/~hderksen/math475.f05/index.html |
| office hours: | Mo 1-2pm, Tu 12-1pm, Fr 3-4pm. |
| Book: | I. Niven, H. S. Zuckerman, H. L. Montgomery, An introduction to the Theory of Numbers, 5th edition, Wiley. |
| Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 Labor Day |
Sep 7 First Class |
Sep 9 |
| Sep 12 | Sep 14 | Sep 16 |
| Sep 19 | Sep 21 Problem Set 1 (pdf, ps, dvi) due Solutions (pdf, ps, dvi). |
Sep 23 Induction Handout (pdf, ps, dvi). |
| Sep 26 | Sep 28 Problem Set 2 due. (pdf, ps, dvi) Solutions (pdf, ps, dvi). |
Sep 30 Equivalence Relation Handout (pdf, ps, dvi). |
| Oct 3 Numeral Systems Handout (pdf, ps, dvi) |
Oct 5 Problem Set 3 (pdf, ps,dvi) due. Solutions (pdf, ps, dvi) |
Oct 7 |
| Oct 10 | Oct 12 Midterm 1: everything up to (and including) section 2.2. Solutions (pdf, ps, dvi). |
Oct 14 |
| Oct 17 Study Break |
Oct 19 Problem Set 4 (pdf, ps, dvi) due. Solutions (pdf, ps, dvi) |
Oct 21 |
| Oct 24 | Oct 26 Problem Set 5 (pdf, ps, dvi) due. Solutions (pdf, ps, dvi) |
Oct 28 |
| Oct 31 | Nov 2 | Nov 4 |
| Nov 7 Problem Set 6 (pdf, ps, dvi) due. Solutions (pdf, ps, dvi) |
Nov 9 | Nov 11 |
| Nov 14 | Nov 16 Problem Set 7 (pdf, ps, dvi) due. Solutions (pdf, ps, dvi) |
Nov 18 |
| Nov 21 Midterm 2: 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 5.3. Note: parts of the book that I have skipped in class also will not be on the exam. Solutions (pdf, ps, dvi). |
Nov 23 | Nov 25 Thanksgiving Break |
| Nov 28 | Nov 30 | Dec 2 |
| Dec 5 | Dec 7 | Dec 9 Problem Set 8 (pdf, ps, dvi) due. Solutions (pdf, ps, dvi) |
| Dec 12 Last Class |
Dec 14 Study Day |
Thursday, Dec 15, 1:30-3:30pm Final Exam, 1068 EH. Note that the place has changed! It will NOT be in our usual class room, but in a different room with more seating. Chapter 1, Induction, Equivalence Relation, Numerical Systems Handouts. Chapter 2, except 2.6, 2.9, 2.10. Chapter 3, 3.1,3.2,3.3. And section 5.3 in Chapter 5. |
| Grade: | 2 midterms, 20% each; final, 25%; homeworks, 35% |
| Homework: | Work alone or in groups of 2. Each person has to write the solutions his/her-self. If you work with someone else, you should acknowledge this by writing the name of that person you worked with at the top of page 1. Bonus problems are harder and are optional. You can receive bonus points by doing the bonus problems. No late homework is accepted. |