Elementary Number Theory (110.304)
Spring 2014

We will cover most sections from chapters 1 to 10, and other chapters as time permits. See detailed schedule on course page.
The prerequisites for this course are calculus II and linear algebra.

Homework will be assigned every Thursday, both in class and on course homepage, and will be due in class on the following Thursday. No late homework will be accepted. Collaboration on homework is allowed. However, each student must write up his/her solutions to the problems individually and in his/her own words. Copying from another student's paper is prohibited. Homework counts for 20% of your grade.

You might get assistance from our Math Help Room at Krieger 213. The schedule is available at Math Help room.

There will be two in-class midterm exams on Tuesday, Match 4 and Thursday April 17. There will be a three-hour comprehensive final exam scheduled on TBD. No lecture notes or other study materials will be allowed in the exam. Per department policy, there will be no makeup exams. If you miss the midterm with a valid excuse, then your exam grades will be determined by the final exam. The grade for an unexcused absence from any exam will be zero.

• Homework: 20%
• Midterms (each): 20%
• Final Exam: 40%

Students with disabilities or other special needs who require classroom accommodations must first be registered with the disability coordinator in the Office of Academic Advising. To arrange for testing accommodations the request must be submitted to the instructor at least 7 days (including the weekend) before each of the midterms or final exam. You may make this request during office hours, after class or by sending an email to the instructor.

The strength of the university depends on academic and personal integrity. In this course, you must be honest and truthful.
Cheating is wrong. Cheating hurts our community by undermining academic integrity, creating mistrust, and fostering unfair competition. The university will punish cheaters with failure on an assignment, failure in a course, permanent transcript notation, suspension, and/or expulsion. Offenses may be reported to medical, law, or other professional or graduate schools when a cheater applies. Ethical violations can include cheating on exams, plagiarism, reuse of assignments without permission, improper use of the Internet and electronic devices unauthorized collaboration, alteration of graded assignments, forgery and falsification, lying, facilitating academic dishonesty, and unfair competition. Ignorance of these rules is not an excuse.
Report any violations you witness to the instructor. You may consult the associate dean of student affairs and/or the chairman of the Ethics Board beforehand. See the guide on "Academic Ethics for Undergraduates" and the Ethics Board Web Site for more information.
You will sign an ethics statement for each exam.