Math 573 - History of Number Theory (Spring 2005)

Math 573-ER

History of Number Theory

Catalog Description: (Prerequisite/Corequisite: 509) Selected topics in the history of mathematics. A general survey of mathematics normally includes developments in geometry, algebra, number theory, and calculus as well as biographies of significant mathematicians and their contributions to mathematics and society. May be repeated for credit if content differs. No more than six hours may be counted towards a degree. (3 credit hours)

Spring 2005 Syllabus

Here is Assignment #7. It is due Tuesday, April 12, 2005.
(And here is Assignment #6.)
Spring 2005 Course Outline

Introduction: Fermat
1. Origins of Mathematics
  1. Egypt and Babylon
  2. Greece
  3. The Far East and Middle East
2. The European Renaissance
3. The Modern Age
  1. Transcendental Numbers
  2. David Hilbert
  3. Hardy, Littlewood, and Ramanujan
  4. Fermat's Last Theorem
  5. American Mathematics
  6. Cryptology

The complete set of notes can be also be accessed as a single (although rather large) file here.

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