Course Information

MTH 346 (or 646), Elementary Number Theory II
Computer Call Number: 1047 (or 0257)
Meeting Dates: August 29, 2001 - December, 2001.
Meeting Times: MWF 11:00-11:50 a.m.
Final Exam: Friday, December 14, 2001, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Meeting Room: Calloway 113.
School: Wake Forest University.

Instructor: Elmer K. Hayashi

 

Textbook:

David M. Burton
Elementary Number Theory
Fourth Edition, 1998
McGraw-Hill

 

Grading Policy

Homework will be assigned and graded on a regular basis. There will be two one-hour exams given during the semester about four weeks apart. A comprehensive three-hour final exam will be given at the end of the semester. Your semester grade will be determined by the total number of points earned out of 600 possible points. Each hour exam will be worth 150 points, your homework will be worth 100 points, and the final exam will be worth 200 points. Good exposition will be expected on homework--points will be deducted for incomplete sentences, unlabeled answers, lack of justification, omission of important details, and sloppy work. Regular attendance as well as diligent effort are essential for achieving success in this course.

Graduate students will be expected to learn certain assigned topics on their own, and then present lectures explaining to the rest of the class what they have learned. Graduate students will also be expected to write up proofs requiring greater mathematical maturity than expected of undergraduate students.

The study of mathematics involves a never-ceasing struggle to understand concepts which initially are learned incompletely or even incorrectly. To clarify ideas, it is important that you discuss your perceptions with others in order to expose misconceptions and to further your understanding. I encourage you to talk mathematics with your classmates, and with me on a regular basis. Please come see me during my office hours, or at any time which is mutually convenient.

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Created 5/31/2001. Last modified 05/31/2001. Email to ekh@wfu.edu