MTHSC 410-1 Syllabus
Spring Semester 2005
Time: 11:00 - 12:15 ; Tu, Th.
Location: Martin M203.
Instructor: Kevin James
Office: O-21 Martin Hall
Phone:(864) 656-6766 (office)
(864) 656-3434 (Dept)
Email: kevja@clemson.edu
Web: http://www.ces.clemson.edu/~kevja/
Office Hours
Office hours are by appointment. Please email me for an
appointment. Let me know when you are free in your email.
Required Text
The text for this course is ``A Friendly Introduction to Number
Theory,'' 2nd ed. by Joseph H. Silverman.
Goals and Objectives.
I will attempt to give students a concrete introduction to basic number
theory while introducing them to important applications such as public
key cryptography and factorization.
Course Contents.
The course will cover portions of chapters 1-25 and if time permits we
will cover selected material from later chapters of the text.
Time Requirements.
Please be sure to devote at least six hours per week outside of class
to this
course.
Grading Policies
The grading in this class will be as follows:
- 2 In-class Exams 15% each
- Homework 35%
- Cumulative Final Exam 35%
All exams will be cumulative. Click here for
a schedule of examination times.
The following grading scale will be used:
A |
90-100 |
B |
80-89 |
C |
70-79 |
D |
60-69 |
F
|
0-59
|
All grading will be on the basis of your work shown and not on the
answer
alone.
Make-up Policy.
Absolutely NO late homework will be accepted and there will be
No
make-ups for missed quizes or exams. In the event, that a student
misses an
exam due to a documented excused absence, that student's final exam
score
will be substituted for the missing exam score. Any student who misses
an
exam and cannot provide documentation indicating that the absence was
excused
will recieve a 0 for the exam.
Attendance Policy.
You are expected to be regular and punctual in your class attendance.
You
are expected to be in your seat at the beginning of the period and to
remain
through the period until dismissed.
If the instructor is late, the class should begin a review of
homework
problems. After 25 minutes, the class may leave.
Academic Integrity
As members of the Clemson University community, we have inherited
Thomas Green
Clemson's vision of this institution as a high seminary of learning.
Fundamental
to this vision is a mutual commitment to truthfulness, honor, and
responsibility,
without which we cannot earn the trust and respect of others.
Furthermore,
we recognize that academic dishonesty detracts from the value of a
Clemson
degree. Therefore, we shall not tolerate lying, cheating, or stealing
in
any form.