MA357 — Number Theory

This page contains various course materials for MA357 and links to web sites that might be of interest.

Course syllabus.
Technology: Currently the most powerful tool for doing number theory on a computer is a free software package called Sage.
- You can use Sage online. You need to register first.
- You can also download and install your own copy of Sage.
- Sample computations with Sage. (Read this first!)
- And if you really are old-fashioned, here is some information on GP.
On Writing Up.
Writing Assignment 1.
Writing Assignment 2.

Problem Sets		Solutions
Problem Set 1. Problem Set 2. Problem Set 3. Problem Set 4. Problem Set 5. Spring (code) breaking and the associated secret message. Midterm. Problem Set 6. Problem Set 7. Problem Set 8. Final Exam.		Solutions for Problem Set 1. Solutions for Problem Set 2. Solutions for Problem Set 3. Solutions for Problem Set 4. Solutions for Problem Set 5. The code broken. Solutions for the Midterm. Solutions for Problem Set 6. Solutions for Problem Set 7. Solutions for Problem Set 8.

Links Related to Number Theory

My home page.
John Stillwell's web site.
Number Theory Web is an extensive collection of links related to number theory, including home pages of many number theorists, online course materials, and lots of other neat stuff.
MathWorld is a great site for finding out about mathematics. It's sponsored by Wolfram Research, the folks that make Mathematica.
PlanetMath is MathWorld's greatest rival.
Wolfram|Alpha, an online "knowledge engine" that also does mathematics.
The Clay Institute's Millennium Prize Problems.

Fernando Q. Gouvêa ---- fqgouvea@colby.edu