Introduction to Number Theory MATH 406 Section 0101
Spring 2012

!!! News !!!

5-3-12
Posted information regarding Final Exam. See below.
4-27-12
  1. Changed due dates for HWs and Quizzes 8 and 9. Please see schedule.
  2. Posted Final Exam Practice Problems.
4-3-12
Posted Exam 2 Practice Problems. See Course Documents.
2-23-12
  1. Posted Exam 1 Practice Problems. See Course Documents.
  2. Posted Solutions to HW #1 and HW #2. See Schedule.
1-25-12
Welcome to Math 406! Check this column often for any news or updates for the course.
Instructor: Dr. Melissa Macasieb
Office: MTH 4111
email: macasieb at math dot umd dot edu
Office hours: MW 2-3pm and by appt.
Class times: MWF 10:00-11:00am
Classroom: MATH B0423

Course documents/links

Final Exam

The final exam will be held in the regular classroom on Friday, May 18th, from 8-10am. The final exam will be cumulative and the same format as the midterm examinations.

Homework/Quiz Schedule

Problems marked with an asterisk are to be turned in during class. The quiz problem(s) will be taken from the remaining problems. Check back here frequently for schedule adjustments and additions. All homework assignments will be from the text.

Assignment Homework Problems Homework due date Quiz date
1 Section 1: 1, 4, 5, *7, 12,*13
Section 2: 1, 3, 4, *5, *6, 8, *12
HW 1 Problems
HW 1 Solutions 		Feb. 6 Feb. 6
2 Section 3: 4, 6, *8, 9, *10
Section 4: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, *12, 13, *19
HW 2 Solutions 		Feb. 15 Feb. 15
3 Section 5: 1, 3, 6, 7, *11, 14, *16
Section 6: 1, 3, *6, *7, 13, 14, *18, 20
HW 3 Solutions 		Feb. 22 Feb. 22
4 Section 7: 1, 3, 9, 10, 12, *16, *18
Section 8: 1, 3, 6, 7, 11, *13, *14
HW 4 Solutions 		Feb. 29 Feb. 29
5 Section 9: 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, *16, *18
Section 10: 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, *11, 13, *14
HW 5 Solutions
Mar. 16 Mar. 16
6 Cryptography Problems
HW 6 Solutions 		Apr. 2 Apr. 2
7 Section 11: 2, 4, 6, 7, *11, *12, 16
Section 12: *1, 2, 4, 6, 7, *8
HW 7 Solutions 		Apr. 11 Apr. 11
8 Section 16: 2, 6, *8, 10, *13, 15
Section 18: 2, 4, 5, 6, *7, *10
HW 8 Solutions 		Apr. 30 Apr. 30
9 Section 20: 1, 3,*4, 5, 6, 7, *8, *9, *11
HW 9 Solutions
May 4 May 4
10 Continued Fraction Problems
not due no quiz

Other resources and useful links