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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / MAT356 - MATHEMATICS

Code: MAT356 Course Title: NUMBER THEORY II Theoretical+Practice: 4+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department MATHEMATICS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HAYRULLAH ÖZİMAMOĞLU (h.ozimamoglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) SEZER SORGUN, HAYRULLAH ÖZİMAMOĞLU, HATİCE TOPCU,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To assist the student in learning ideas about about about theory of number.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can learn the concepts of primitive roots and characters and solve relations problems. PO-3 Define the some models of mathematical problems, evaluate with a critical approach, analyze with theoretical and applied knowledge.
Examination
LO-2 Can learn the concept quadratic residues and use several results of it. PO-2 Have the knowledge to critize, analyze, and evaluate the correctness, reliability, and validity of mathematical data.
Examination
LO-3 Can learn the concept of continued fractions. PO-5 Develop suitable material for a subject on a mathematical area, to use the knowledge and experience gains with different methods
Examination
LO-4 Can learn Diophantine equations and establishes the practical problems in life. PO-2 Have the knowledge to critize, analyze, and evaluate the correctness, reliability, and validity of mathematical data.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The Legendre Symbol, Quadratic Residues, Quadratic reciprocty, Primitif roots, Charecters, The Jacobi symbol, Diophantine equations.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Primitive roots and indices problem-solving
2 Primitive roots and indices problem-solving
3 Primitive roots and indices problem-solving
4 Quadratic residues problem-solving
5 Quadratic residues problem-solving
6 Quadratic residues problem-solving
7 Continued fractions problem-solving
8 mid-term exam
9 Continued fractions problem-solving
10 Continued fractions problem-solving
11 Linear diophantine equations problem-solving
12 Linear diophantine equations problem-solving
13 Linear diophantine equations problem-solving
14 Quadratic diophantine equations problem-solving
15 Quadratic diophantine equations problem-solving
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Sayılar Teorisi ve Uygulamaları, H. Altındiş, Kayseri, 1999.
2 K.H. Rosen, “ Elementary Number Theory and Its Applications, Addison-Wesley 1993
3 H.M. Stark , “ An Introduction to Number Theory ”, Markham Pub. Co., 1970
Required Course instruments and materials
The books of Number Theory

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 15 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 14 56
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 4 16
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 5 4 20
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 180