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Fall 2015
Apr 20, 2024
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MATH 918 - Elementary Number Theory for Teachers
A study of the summation and product notations, recursion, figurate numbers, divisibility, greatest common divisor, the Euclidean algorithm, lowest common multiple, and consequences. The course offers numerous opportunities for experimentation and exploration, and for conjecturing the myriad properties of Pascal's triangle, Fibonacci and Lucas numbers, Catlan numbers, Fermat numbers and Pell numbers. Note: Students cannot receive credit for this course if they have already completed 43.310/43.810 Number Theory. Prerequisite: Permission of Department Chair.
1.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Graduate, Non-Matriculated, Post-Baccalaureate Tchr Lcnse
Schedule Types: Independent/Directed Study, Lecture

Mathematics Department

Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Undergraduate

Mutual Exclusion:
This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade:
MATH 310
This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade:
MATH 810

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