Course description
Information on arrangements for course: Number Theory, 2013
Cumulative lecture notes
**** NEWS FLASH! **** GIMPS Project finds new Mersenne Prime 2^{57885161}-1 with 17425170 decimal digits, now the largest known prime number
Problem sheet 1 and Solutions to Problem sheet 1. [See also the exercises to sections 1.2 and 1.3 of the book by Niven, Zuckerman and Montgomery].
Problem sheet 2 and Solutions to Problem sheet 2. [If you are looking for extra problems to think about or to improve your skills, take a look at the exercises to sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 of the book by Niven, Zuckerman and Montgomery (details in the course description site)].
Problem sheet 3 and Solutions to Problem sheet 3. [If you are looking for extra problems to think about or to improve your skills, take a look at the exercises to sections 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 of the book by Niven, Zuckerman and Montgomery (details in the course description site)].
Problem sheet 4 (*** new due date!!! ***) and Solutions to Problem sheet 4 (when available). [This is one of the two problem sheets for "serious attempts". If you are looking for extra problems to think about or to improve your skills, take a look at the exercises to sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 of the book by Niven, Zuckerman and Montgomery (details in the course description site)].