20402091 TN410 - INTRODUCTION TO NUMBER THEORY in Mathematics LM-40 N0 BARROERO FABRIZIO
(syllabus)
Arithmetic functions and their properties: -Definition and Dirichlet convolution. -Number and sum of divisors function. -Möbius function. -Euler function.
Congruences: -Sets of residues. -Polynomial congruences. -Primitive roots.
Quadratic residues: -Legendre symbol. -Quadratic reciprocity. -Jacobi symbol.
Sums of squares: -Sums of two squares. -Number of representations. -Sums of four squares. -Sums of three squares.
Continued fractions and diophantine approximation: -Simple continued fractions. -Continued fractions and diophantine approximation. -Infinite simple continued fractions. -Periodic continued fractions. -Pell's equation. -Liouville's Theorem.
(reference books)
Script by W. Chen http://www.williamchen-mathematics.info/lnentfolder/lnent.html
M. Fontana, Appunti del corso TN1 (Argomenti della teoria classica dei numeri), http://www.mat.uniroma3.it/users/fontana/didattica/fontana_didattica.html#dispense
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