C Math-424
C Math-424
Objectivves:
Quadratic Residues
• Composite
C moduli,
m Legenndre symboll
• Law
L of quadrratic reciproccity
• The
T Jacobi syymbol
• Diophantine
D Equations
E
• Equations
E andd Fermat’s conjecture
c foor n = 2, n = 4
Algebraic Number Theory
T
• Polynomials over o a field
• D
Divisibility properties of polynomialss
• G
Gauss’s lemm ma
• T Einstein irreducibilityy criterion
The
• Symmetric po olynomials
• E
Extensions off a field
• A
Algebraic andd transcendeental numberrs
• B
Bases and finnite extensionns, propertiees of finite exxtensions
• C
Conjugates an
nd discriminnants
• A
Algebraic inteegers in a quuadratic fieldd, integral baases
• U
Units and prim mes in a quadratic fieldd
• Iddeals, arithm
metic of idealls in an algeebraic numbeer field
• T norm of an
The a ideal, prim me ideals, unnits of algebbraic numberr field
Recomm
mended Book
ks:
• W. J.. Leveque, Topics
T in Number Theoory, Vols. I and II (Adddison-Wesleyy Publishingg Co.
Publiishing Co., 1956)
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• Tom M. Apostoll, Introductiion to Analyytic Numberr Theory, (S Springer Inteernational, 1998)
1
50
• Davidd M. Burton n, Elementaryy Number Theory,
T 6th eddition, (McG
Graw Hill Coompany, 20007)
• A. Anndrew, The Theory of Numbers,
N (Joones and Barrlett Publishers London, 1995)
• Harryy Pollard, The
T Theory of o Algebraic Numbers , (John
( Wiley and Sons, 1950)