General Information

Math 25
Number Theory
Last updated June 25, 2009 14:49:07 EDT

General Information

The Textbook	Scheduled Lectures	Instructor
Examinations	Homework Policy	Grades
Honor Principle		Disabilities

Textbook

Required text: Elementary Number Theory and its Applications (5th edition) by Kenneth H. Rosen
The text is available at Wheelock Books.

Scheduled Lectures

MWF 11:15 - 12:20
(x-hour) Tu 12:00 - 12:50

028 Haldeman Center

Instructor

Professor S. Treneer

Office: 316 Kemeny Hall

Office Hours: M 2-3:30,
Th 10-11:30, or by appt.

Phone: 646 - 2960 or BlitzMail (preferred)

Exams

There will be two midterm exams and a final. All exams will likely be take-home, but I reserve the right to change this policy with due warning. Exam dates are scheduled as follows:

Exam 1	October 17
Exam 2	November 7
Final Exam	Saturday, December 8, 3 pm

Homework Policy

Homework will be assigned daily and collected on Wednesdays at the beginning of class. Problems assigned M, W, F will be due the following Wednesday.
Late homework will not be accepted. Late homework includes any homework delivered after I have started class on Wednesday.
Homework must be written neatly on loose leaf paper (not paper that has been torn out of a spiral binder) and stapled or paper-clipped.
Clearly label each problem with the section and problem number.
Show all your work for each problem, regardless of whether you are able to finish it. This is the only way that partial credit can be assigned.
Write your solutions in complete sentences. You should be able to read your solutions as fluently as if you were reading your textbook.
Follow the Honor Principle as I have described it below.

Grades

The course grade will be based upon the scores on the midterm exams, homework, and the final exam as follows:

Midterm Exams	100 points each
Homework	100 points
Final Exam	150 points
Total	450 points

The Honor Principle

On Exams: No help may be given or received. You may ask me for clarification on any questions, but you should not discuss the problems with anyone except me until they have all been turned in. No calculators or computing devices are allowed.

On Homework: Collaboration on homework is permitted and encouraged. A discussion of the general idea of the problem(s) with instructors, tutors or fellow students is desirable. However, each student is expected to write up his or her assignments individually and independently. If you receive significant help from a collaborator or source, you should give appropriate credit in your writeup. Computing devices are allowed on homework.

Disabilities

Students with disabilities who will be taking this course and may need disability-related classroom accommodations are encouraged to make an appointment to see me as soon as possible. Also, they should stop by the Academic Skills Center in Collis Center to register for support services.

Stephanie Treneer

Last updated June 25, 2009 14:49:07 EDT