Math 341 Fall 2007

Math 341 Number Theory- Fall 2007

 Instructor:  Prof. Eun Heui Kim       

 Office: FO3-212                Office Phone: 562-985-5338        
 E-mail: ekim4@csulb.edu        Course Web Page: http://www.csulb.edu/~ekim4

Class Meeting: TuTh 4-5:15PM, LA5-169
Office Hours: TuTh 1:30-2PM, 3:15-4PM, 5:15-6PM, Wed 5-6PM or by appointment.
Text: Beginning Number Theory, 2nd Ed. Robbins
Prerequisites: MATH 123 or 222, and at least one of MATH 233, 247, 310; recommended MATH 233 or 247.
Course objectives: To understand divisibility, congruences, number theoretic functions, Diophantine equations, primitive roots and continued fractions. To increase your ability to give mathematical proofs.

Homework: Homework problems will be assigned in class and selected homework problems will be collected. You are encouraged to discuss the problems with other classmates: however you must hand in your own write up, that means no copy.
Quizzes: There will be in class quizzes from time to time.
Exams: You will have two in class exams. Tentative dates for the exams are as follows;

Exam1 - Tuesday October 2
Exam2 - Thursday November 15

Final Exam: Final exam will be comprehensive.

Final exam date: 5-7PM Tuesday December 18

Grading:
- Homework and Quizzes: 10%
- Exam 1: 30%
- Exam 2: 30%
- Final Exam: 30%

Remarks:

All exams will be based on the material discussed in class and your homework.

No make-up exams will be given. However for verified emergencies, arrangements will be made.

One lowest score of your quiz and homework will be dropped. No make-up quizzes. No late homework will be accepted.

Class attendance is expected but will not be checked.

Any office hour may be canceled due to illness or necessary appointments, and students should not therefore depend on the faculty being in his office for a particular office hour. Students thus should secure any necessay signatures or other requirments well in advance of any deadline.

Please refer to the university policy and deadlines for withdrawals. It is the student's responsibility to withdraw from classes. Instructors have no obligation to withdraw students who do not attend courses, and may choose not to do so.

If you received permission to register for a closed class section, only you can enroll for the course. It is the student's responsibility to complete the registration process before the dates indicated in the Schedule of Classes.

Request for special need for accommodation of a University verified disability should be submitted within the first two weeks with all necessary documentation.

There maybe some minor changes in this syllabus during the semester.