Number Theory
Last updated May 31, 2008 12:24:21 EDT

Textbooks

Required

• Elementary Number Theory by Kenneth Rosen

Scheduled Lectures

• MWF 10 - 11:05, Room 103 Bradley
• (xhour) Th 12 - 12:50, 103 Bradley

Professor T. R. Shemanske

Office: 203 Choate House Office Hours

Phone: 646 - 3179 or email (preferred)

Exams

There will be two (probably take-home) exams and a final examination. The midterm exams are tentatively scheduled as follows:

Exam 1	October 21, 2002
Exam 2	November 11, 2002

The Registrar's Office has scheduled the final exam for Monday, December 9, at 8am, though likely the exam will be a takehome exam.

Homework Policy and Guidelines

• Written homework will be assigned daily and will be collected weekly, due at the beginning of Wednesday's class.
• All homework assignments will be posted on the course assignment's web page.
• Late homework will not be accepted in the absence of divine intervention or matters of similar weight.
• Unexcused late and missing papers count zero.
• Homework is to be written neatly using one side of 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper. Do not use paper from a spiral notebook unless you can tear off the ragged edge. All papers are to be stapled.
• Use English. If you can't read your solutions aloud as fluently as if you were reading your textbook, try using nouns and verbs in your write ups!

The course grade will be based upon the scores on the homework, two hour exams and the final exam.

Hour Exams (2)	200 points
Homework	100 points
Final Exam	150 points
Total	450 points

The Honor Principle

On Exams: No help given or received

On Homework: Collaboration is permitted and encouraged, but NO COPYING . In other words, you should feel free to talk to other students while you are in the process of thinking about a problem. However, when it comes time to write up your solutions, you should do this by yourself without outside assistance.

Disabilities

Students with disabilities who will be taking this course and may need disability-related classroom accommodations are encouraged to make an appointment to see their instructor as soon as possible, certainly within the first two weeks of the course. Also, they should stop by the Academic Skills Center in Collis Center to register for support services.

Last modified on trs by 9 September 2002 Graphics by The Gimp.