Stirling's formula   MA-410
Theory of Numbers
Spring 2011
Withers 160, MW 10:15-11:30am

Syllabus People Exams Homeworks Web resources

Current Announcements

  • NEW I have submitted the final course grades (anonymous sorted list) to the registrar. The anonymous sorted grades for the final exam, Final/sorted_grades.txt.
  • NEW The anonymous sorted grades for the combined homeworks scaled to 25, Homework/sorted_grades.txt.
  • NEW The final exam is on Friday, May 6, at 9am in our classroom. You may bring 3 sheets of notes (with text on both sides).
  • NEW Several of you on Homework 4 wrote a Jacobi symbol (n/2) or (n/6), which is undefined for even denominators. Instead, when applying quadratic reciprocity and keeping all denominators odd, factor powers of 2 from the numerator of the Jacobi symbol, ((2e·m)/b) = (2/b)e· (m/b), where m is odd, and (2/b) = (-1)(b²-1)/8. Then you can apply quadratic reciprocity to (m/b).
  • Homework 4 is posted. Due last day of class.
  • The course web sites for Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007 and Spring 2005 contain old homeworks, mid-semester exams, and anonymous grade lists.
  • My office hours are listed on my schedule.

Peoples' home pages: Erich Kaltofen.

This semester's first and second midterm examinations and final examination (for dates see syllabus)

Homeworks

  • Homework 1, due Monday, Feb. 7 at 16:59pm, in my mailbox in SAS 3151.
  • Homework 2, due Wednesday, Mar. 16, at 16:59pm, in my mailbox in SAS 3151.
  • Homework 3, due Thursday, Apr. 21, 16:59pm, in my mailbox in SAS 3151.
  • Homework 4, due Thursday, Apr. 28, 16:59pm, in my mailbox in SAS 3151.

Web resources for the course

Old Announcements