MATA151 Number Theory 1 (4 cr)

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Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Description

Elementary number theory: divisibility, prime numbers, number systems, congruence relation.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student
  • can examine the divisibility of integers
  • knows the basics of the prime numbers
  • can use congruence in observing divisibility 
  • can start observing  a simple new problem in number theory without an example
  • know that an essential part of mathematics is research, making conjectures, and proving

Study materials

Lecture notes (in Finnish)

Literature

  • Gareth A. Jones and Josephine M. Jones, Elementary Number Theory; ISBN: 978-3-540-76197-6
  • Joseph H. Silverman, A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory; ISBN: 978-0-321-81619-1

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
Suoritustavassa opintojakso suoritetaan osallistumalla luento-opetukseen ja siihen liittyviin laskuharjoituksiin, ja osallistumalla kurssitenttiin.
Evaluation criteria:
Course exam and exercises
Time of teaching:
Period 3
Select all marked parts

Method 2

Evaluation criteria:
Final exam
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Parts of the completion methods
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Teaching (4 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish

Teaching

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Exam (4 cr)

Type:
Exam
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish

Teaching