Mar 15, 2026  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

MTH 5536 - Number Theory


3 Semester Hour(s)

This course covers divisibility, congruences, prime numbers, Fermat’s theorem, Diophantine equations, number theoretic functions, quadratic reciprocity. This course contains additional graduate-level content equivalent to a one-hour recitation with the instructor which will further investigate the theoretical aspects of or applications of the topics discussed in the course.

Prerequisite(s): MTH 2227, MTH 3318, or permission of the instructor.