Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Study Cycle: Master

SUBJECT

Code
Subject
MML1008 Topics in Algebra III (for teachers education)
Section
Semester
Hours: C+S+L
Category
Type
Didactic Mathematics
4
2+2+0
speciality
compulsory
Teaching Staff in Charge
Assoc.Prof. PELEA Cosmin Razvan, Ph.D.,  cpeleamath.ubbcluj.ro
Aims
Deepening the knowledge on Elementary Number Theory. Developing problem solving skills. Presenting some famous problems in Number Theory. Aproaching some classical results from a modern point of view. Presenting some arithmetic functions. Aproaching some number theory problems by using tools from modern algebra. Presenting some of the historical background of the subject evolution.
Content
1 Preliminaries
1.1 Mathematical Induction
1.2 The Binomial Theorem
2 Divisibility Theory in the Integers
2.1 The Division Algorithm
2.2 The Greatest Common Divisor
2.3 The Euclidean Algorithm
3 Primes and Their Distribution
3.1 The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic
3.2 The Sieve of Eratosthenes
3.3 The Goldbach Conjecture
4 The Theory of Congruences
4.1 Basic Properties of Congruence
4.2 Linear Congruences and the Chinese Remainder Theorem
5 Fermat@s Theorem
5.1 Fermat@s Little Theorem and Pseudoprimes
5.2 Wilson@s Theorem
6 Number-Theoretic Functions
6.1 The Sum and Number of Divisors
6.2 The Mobius Inversion Formula
6.3 The convolution product
7 Euler@s Generalization of Fermat@s Theorem
7.2 Euler@s Phi-Function
7.3 Euler@s Theorem and applications
8 Primitive Roots and Indices 147
8.1 The group of units of Z_n
8.2 Binomial congruences
9 Quadratic residues
9.1. The Legendre symbol
9.2. Quadratic reciprocity
9.3. The Jacobi symbol
10 Numbers of Special Form
10.1 Perfect Numbers
10.2 Mersenne Primes
10.3 Fermat Numbers
10.4 Fibonacci Numbers
11 Diophantine equations (1)
11.1. Equations of degree 1
11.2. Pithagorean numbers. Gauss integers
12 Representation of Integers as Sums of Squares
12.1 Sums of Two Squares
12.2 Sums of More Than Two Squares
13 Diophantine equations (2)
13.1. About Fermat@s Last Theorem
13.2. Case n=4
13.3. Case n=3. Euler integers
14. Diophantine equations (3)
14.1. Finite and Infinite Continued Fractions
14.2. Pell@s equation
References
1. K. Ireland, M. Rosen, A Classical Introduction to Modern Number Theory, Springer Verlag Berlin 1990
2. T. Albu, I. D. Ion, Capitole de teoria algebrica a numerelor, Editura Academiei, Bucuresti, 1984
3. S. Lang, Algebra, Springer Verlag Berlin, 2002
4. J. Rotman, Advanced modern algebra, Prentice Hall, NJ 2002
5. A. Marcus, Algebra [http://math.ubbcluj.ro/~marcus]
6. D. Burton, Elementary number theory, 6ed., MGH, 2007
Assessment
Homeworks (20%). Exam (80%).
Links: Syllabus for all subjects
Romanian version for this subject
Rtf format for this subject