MATA151 Number Theory 1 (4 cr)
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
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
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Teaching (4 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
Teaching
1/14–3/16/2025 Lectures
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Exam (4 cr)
Type:
Exam
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish