All numbers indicate sections from A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory -- 4rd Edition.
R is for the reading assignment
C is for exercises that are assigned and will be collected
NC is for exercises that are assigned but will not be collected
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Thursday |
| April 17 Office hours Today: 3:30-5 Lecture #20: Quadratic Reciprocity!! Homework Due: R Chapter 23(optional- no quiz) |
April 19 Lecture #21: Jacobi Symbol Euler Witnesses Homework Due: Written Homework #10: C 21.1 C Additional Problems |
| April 24 Lecture #22: Solovay-Strassen Theorem Arithmetic Function revisited Homework Due: R Chapter 27 |
April 26 Exam 2 Topics TBA Homework Due: Written Homework #11: C Problem sent by email C Additional Problems |
| May 1 Lecture #23: Primitive roots Mod p Homework Due: R Chapter 28 |
May 3 Lecture #24: Index of a Primitive Root Diffie-Hellman Homework Due: R Chapter 29 Written Homework #12: C Additional Problems |
| May 8 Lecture #25: Finding primitive roots ElGamal |
May 10 Lecture #26: Questions for the Final Meet at secret location Homework Due: Written Homework #13: C Problems Emailed to You |