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Fall 2015
May 03, 2024 |
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| MATH 918 - Elementary Number Theory for Teachers |
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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 |
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