MATH 3070: Theory of Numbers

Fall 22

Lectures: Tuesday & Thursday – 08:35-09:55 – Chemistry 223
Office Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday – 03:30-05:00 – Chase 254


Updates

(11/29/2022). Class canceled on Nov 29 (Evacuation in the Chemistry Bldg):

  1. Today's class is canceled due to an emergency evacuation in the Chemistry Bldg, according to Dal Safe: https://qlq.ca/LJ8pq8.
  2. Please hand in your Hw 6 in my office (Chase 254) by noon today.

(11/12/2022). Class resuming, Midterm Exam scheduled, and other plans:

  1. The CUPE strike arrives at an end on Nov 12 (see this link for more information), and our class will resume in the coming week.
  2. The Midterm Exam will take place on Nov 17, Thursday, again in class (Chemistry 223) from 8:35 am to 9:55 am. The coverage is reduced to Chapters 1 to 7.

(10/18/2022). Due to the impact of the CUPE strike (see this link for more information):

  1. Our course is temporally suspended.
  2. I will still be present in the classroom at the usual class time (Tuesdays/Thursdays, 8:35-9:55). However, no new lectures can be delivered due to the university policy. I will make that time a voluntary Q&A session, and you are welcome (but NOT mandatory) to come and ask questions regarding materials we have learned or any concerns regarding number theory.
  3. My office hours will still be held at the usual time; they will not be canceled, so please feel free to come.

(09/26/2022). Due to hurricane Fiona and the accompanied power outage:

  1. We will have NO class on Tuesday, Sep 27th, nor office hours, according to Dal Safe: https://qlq.ca/MP1M2N.
  2. I will extend the deadline for Homework 2 by one week, so it is now due on Thursday, Oct 6th, in class.
  3. There will be NO new homework assignment this week.


Syllabus

MATH 3070 Syllabus (Rivision)


Lecture Notes

Introduction
Ch 01 Ch 02 Ch 03 Ch 04
Ch 05 Ch 06 Ch 07 Ch 08
Ch 09 Ch 10 Ch 13 Ch 14
Big O and small o notations
Primitive Pythagorean triples


Schedule

Sep 06 (Intro) Sep 08 (§1) Sep 13 (§2) Sep 15 (§3)
Sep 20 (§4) Sep 22 (§5.1–3) Sep 27 (CXLD) Sep 29 (§5.4–5)
Oct 04 (§6.1–4) Oct 06 (§6.5–7.2) Oct 11 (§7.3–5) Oct 13 (§8.1-4)
Oct 18 (§8.3, 8.5) Oct 20 (Q&A) Oct 25 (Q&A) Oct 27 (Q&A)
Nov 01 (Q&A) Nov 03 (Q&A) Nov 15 (§13.1–4) Nov 17 (Exam 1)
Nov 22 (§13.5–14.2) Nov 24 (§14.3) Nov 29 (CXLD) Dec 01 (§9)


Assignments

Assignment Instructions
Hw 01 Hw 02 Hw 03 Hw 04
Hw 05 Hw 06