MAS 4203
Introduction to Number Theory
- Credits:
3
Prerequisites:-
grade of C or better in MAC 2312 or in MAC 2512 or in MAC 3473; MAS 3300 recommended.
Catalog Description:-
An introduction to elementary number theory and its applications to computer science and cryptology. Divisibility, primes, Euclidean Algorithm, congruences, Chinese Remainder Theorem, Euler-Fermat Theorem, primitive roots. Selected applications to decimal fractions, continued fractions, computer file storage and hashing functions, and public-key cryptography. (M)
Recent Teachers:-
Berkovich,
Block,
King,
and Shen.
Not offered this semester.
University of Florida *
Mathematics *
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