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"Tom Wyszomirski" - source change

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:22:38 +0000

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Hey, I'm a senior majoring in Mathematics, with a concentration in Mathematics. I like to golf, and long strolls on the beach … just kidding, but seriously, I do like golf. I used to be a Math...

"Lecture 23: Primitive Roots and Polynomials mod p" - source change

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:15:22 +0000

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Summary Today we started our search for those integers which do have a primitive root. We began by considering the case of a prime number p. The main tool we used was an analysis of the properties...

"Lecture 26: Checking Order; Fun Facts on Mersenne and Fermat Numbers" - source change

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:39:32 +0000

Page: Lecture 26: Checking Order; Fun Facts on Mersenne and Fermat Numbers (lecture-26)
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Summary Today we spent time discussing techniques for checking whether a given number is a primitive root for a given modulus. Hopefully this cleared up some confusion that people had when they...

"Lecture 11 - Euler's Phi Function, Cont'd." - source change

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:50:57 +0000

Page: Lecture 11 - Euler's Phi Function, Cont'd. (lecture-11)
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Summary In today's class we began by talking about a few "magic tricks" one can do using modular arithmetic. These were motivated by a posting from the forum which showed a video of a...

"Test 2" - metadata changed

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:43:56 +0000

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Give complete, concise answers to the following prompts. Be sure to include all hypotheses. State either Gauss' Lemma or Eisenstein's Lemma; be sure to indicate which lemma you have chosen to...

"Test 2" - source change

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:43:26 +0000

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Give complete, concise answers to the following prompts. Be sure to include all hypotheses. State either Gauss' Lemma or Eisenstein's Lemma; be sure to indicate which lemma you have chosen to...

"Test 2" - new page

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:43:11 +0000

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Give complete, concise answers to the following prompts. Be sure to include all hypotheses. State either Gauss' Lemma or Eisenstein's Lemma; be sure to indicate which lemma you have chosen to...

"Tests" - source change

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:39:21 +0000

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There will be two midterms in the course and a final. The midterms are scheduled for Wednesday, October 1st and Friday, November 7th; if these dates change for some reason, you will receive at...

"Lecture 3: GCD and LCM" - source change

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:35:42 +0000

Page: Lecture 3: GCD and LCM (lecture-3)
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Recap and Summary Last class period we talked about a handful of primality topics. These were the first steps in showing that prime numbers are the building blocks of the multiplicative structure...

"(Fake) Homework 14" - source change

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000

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This is a fake homework assignment, which means that you do not have to complete this assignment nor turn it in. It is provided here so you'll have an opportunity to practice some of the ideas...

"(Fake) Homework 14" - source change

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:59:45 +0000

Page: (Fake) Homework 14 (homework:homework-14)
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This is a fake homework assignment, which means that you do not have to complete this assignment nor turn it in. It is provided here so you'll have an opportunity to practice some of the ideas...

"Top Bar Menu" - source change

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:50:19 +0000

Page: Top Bar Menu (nav:top)
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Forum Go to the Forum Go to Recent Posts Idea Journal Guidelines Help Typesetting Mathematics Coursenotes Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Extra Material Course...

"(Fake) Homework 14" - new page

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:49:48 +0000

Page: (Fake) Homework 14 (homework:homework-14)
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This is a fake homework assignment, which means that you do not have to complete this assignment nor turn it in. It is provided here so you'll have an opportunity to practice some of the ideas...

"Extra Material" - source change

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:35:40 +0000

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Having covered Chapters 1 through 5, we're now have the basics tools necessary to talk about pretty much any "elementary" number theoretic results. Students will be responsible for presenting group...

"Lecture 37: Know/Don't Know Problem" - metadata changed

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:35:02 +0000

Page: Lecture 37: Know/Don't Know Problem (lecture-37)
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Introduction The Know/Don't know problem is a riddle that uses topics we learned in Chapter 1, namely divisibility and prime numbers. The guidelines: X and Y are mystery numbers, such that X>1...

"Lecture 37: Know/Don't Know Problem" - page move/rename

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:34:20 +0000

Page: Lecture 37: Know/Don't Know Problem (lecture-37)
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Introduction The Know/Don't know problem is a riddle that uses topics we learned in Chapter 1, namely divisibility and prime numbers. The guidelines: X and Y are mystery numbers, such that X>1...

"Lecture 37: Know/Don't Know Problem" - new page

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:59:11 +0000

Page: Lecture 37: Know/Don't Know Problem (lecture-37)
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Introduction The Know/Don't know problem is a riddle that uses topics we learned in Chapter 1, namely divisibility and prime numbers. The guidelines: X and Y are mystery numbers, such that X>1...

"Lecture 36: Integers as Sums of Squares" - source change

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:57:36 +0000

Page: Lecture 36: Integers as Sums of Squares (lecture-36)
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Introduction We began class by stating that our topic falls under the topic of Diophantine equations. Definition: A diophantine equation is any equation with one or more variable to be solved in...

"Extra Material" - source change

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:56:57 +0000

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Having covered Chapters 1 through 5, we're now have the basics tools necessary to talk about pretty much any "elementary" number theoretic results. Students will be responsible for presenting group...

"Lecture 36: Integers as Sums of Squares" - metadata changed

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:56:23 +0000

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Introduction We began class by stating that our topic falls under the topic of Diophantine equations. Definition: A diophantine equation is any equation with one or more variable to be solved in...

"Lecture 36: Integers as Sums of Squares" - title change

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:56:12 +0000

Page: Lecture 36: Integers as Sums of Squares (lecture-36)
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Introduction We began class by stating that our topic falls under the topic of Diophantine equations. Definition: A diophantine equation is any equation with one or more variable to be solved in...

"Lecture 36: Integers as Sums of Squares" - page move/rename

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:55:55 +0000

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Introduction We began class by stating that our topic falls under the topic of Diophantine equations. Definition: A diophantine equation is any equation with one or more variable to be solved in...

"Top Bar Menu" - source change

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:22:01 +0000

Page: Top Bar Menu (nav:top)
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Forum Go to the Forum Go to Recent Posts Idea Journal Guidelines Help Typesetting Mathematics Coursenotes Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Extra Material Course...

"Homework 13" - source change

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:21:32 +0000

Page: Homework 13 (homework:homework-13)
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Now that you have completed your project, your final homework assignment is to write a brief evaluation (1 or 2 pages) of the project, giving feedback on the assignment itself, the topic you chose,...

"Homework 13" - new page

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:21:17 +0000

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Now that you have completed your project, your final homework assignment is to write a brief evaluation (1 or 2 pages) of the project, giving feedback on the assignment itself, the topic you chose,...

"Lecture 36: Integers as Sums of Squares" - new page

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:26:59 +0000

Page: Lecture 36: Integers as Sums of Squares (lecture-36)
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Introduction We began class by stating that our topic falls under the topic of Diophantine equations. Definition: A diophantine equation is any equation with one or more variable to be solved in...

"Extra Material" - source change

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:46:32 +0000

Page: Extra Material (extra-material)
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Having covered Chapters 1 through 5, we're now have the basics tools necessary to talk about pretty much any "elementary" number theoretic results. Students will be responsible for presenting group...

"Lecture 35: Continued Fractions" - metadata changed

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:46:06 +0000

Page: Lecture 35: Continued Fractions (lecture-35)
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Summary Today we discussed a variety of topics concerning continued fractions. This included finite and infinite continued fractions, convergents, as well as applications of each. Finite Continued...

"Lecture 35: Continued Fractions" - page move/rename

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:45:48 +0000

Page: Lecture 35: Continued Fractions (lecture-35)
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Summary Today we discussed a variety of topics concerning continued fractions. This included finite and infinite continued fractions, convergents, as well as applications of each. Finite Continued...

"Lecture 35: Continued Fractions" - source change

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:22:18 +0000

Page: Lecture 35: Continued Fractions (lecture-35)
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Summary Today we discussed a variety of topics concerning continued fractions. This included finite and infinite continued fractions, convergents, as well as applications of each. Finite Continued...