Number Theory Topics
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1. The Integers, Integer Division, Primes and Composites, and Linear Diophantine Equations
1.1. Integer Division
- Integer Division
- Greatest Common Divisor
- The Division Algorithm for Positive Integers
- The Euclidean Algorithm
- Linear Diophantine Equations
- Solutions to Linear Diophantine Equations
1.2. Prime Numbers, Composite Numbers, and Unique Factorization
2. Modular Arithmetic, Congruences, Linear Congruences, Fermat's and Wilson's Theorem
2.1. Congruent Integers Modulo m
- Congruences Modulo m
- Basic Properties of Congruences Modulo m 1
- Basic Properties of Congruences Modulo m 2
- Example Problems Regarding Congruences
- Tests for Divisibility
- Determining the Last Digit of Large Numbers
2.2. Linear Congruences
- Linear Congruences
- Existence of Solutions to Linear Congruences
- Solving Linear Congruences 1
- Solving Linear Congruences 2
- Solving Linear Congruences 3
- Solving Linear Diophantine Equations with Linear Congruences
- Systems of Linear Congruences
- The Chinese Remainder Theorem
- Solving Systems of Linear Congruences 1
- Solving Systems of Linear Congruences 2
2.3. Hensel's Lemma
- Hensel's Lemma
- Examples of Applying Hensel's Lemma
- Solving f(x) ≡ 0 (mod p^k) without Hensel's Lemma
2.4. RSA Encryption
- RSA Encryption
- Additional Examples of Creating RSA Decryption Keys
- Additional Examples of Finding RSA Decryption Keys
- Examples of Encrypting with RSA $C \equiv P^e \pmod {n}$
- Examples of Decrypting with RSA $P \equiv C^d \pmod {n}$
2.5. Fermat's Little Theorem and Wilson's Theorem
3. The d, σ, and ϕ Functions
3.1. The d Function
3.2. The σ Function
- The Sum of Positive Divisors of an Integer ( Examples 1 )
- k-Perfect, Abundant, and Deficient Numbers ( Examples 1 )
- Aliquot Sequences, Amicable Pairs, and Sociable Numbers ( Examples 1 )
3.3. Euler's ϕ Function
4. Quadratic Reciprocity
4.1. The Order of n (mod m)
- The Order of a Natural Number Modulo m
- The Primitive Roots of a Natural Number
- Determining the Number of Primitive Roots a Prime Has
- Determining if r is a Primitive Root of n
- Finding Other Primitive Roots (mod p)
4.2. Quadratic Congruences
4.3. Legendre Symbols
- Legendre Symbols
- Gauss's Lemma
- Legendre Symbol Rules for (-1/p) and (2/p)
- Legendre Symbol Rules for (3/p) and (6/p)
- The Quadratic Reciprocity Theorem
4.4. Jacobi Symbols
4.5. Pythagorean Triangles
5. Binary Quadratic Forms
5.1. Binary Quadratic Forms
- Binary Quadratic Forms
- The Discriminant of a Binary Quadratic Form
- Indefinite, Semidefinite, and Definite Binary Quadratic Forms
- IFF Criterion for a Binary Quadratic Form to Have a Discriminant d
5.2. Sums of Two Squares
- A Product of a Sum of Two Squares is a Sum of Two Squares
- Expressing Integers as a Sum of Two Squares
- Examples of Expressing Integers as a Sum of Two Squares
5.3. Equivalence and Reduction of Binary Quadratic Forms
- Proper Representation Criterion for Binary Quadratic Forms
- Equivalent Binary Quadratic Forms
- Example Problems Regarding Equivalent Binary Quadratic Forms
- The Class Number H(d) of a Discriminant d
- Reduced Binary Quadratic Forms
- Reducing Binary Quadratic Forms
- Examples of Reducing Binary Quadratic Forms 1
- Examples of Reducing Binary Quadratic Forms 2
- Computing the Class Number H(-3)
- Computing the Class Number H(-11)
- Computing the Class Number H(-39)
- Expressing Integers Properly as a Sum of Two Squares
- The Functions R(n), r(n), P(n), and N(n)
- A Formula for P(n) = N(n)
6. Arithmetic Functions and Dirichlet Convolutions
6.1. Arithmetic Functions
6.2. Dirichlet Convolutions
- The Dirichlet Convolution of Two Arithmetic Functions
- Examples of Dirichlet Convolutions of Two Arithmetic Functions
6.3. The Möbius Inversion Formula
7. Approximation and Pell's Equation
7.1. Farey Sequences and Dirichlet's Approximation Theorem
- Farey Sequences
- Theorems Regarding Farey Sequences
- Dirichlet's Approximation Theorem
- Dirichlet's Approximation Theorem by Farey Sequences
7.2. Irrational Number Approximation
- Irrational Number Approximation by Rational Numbers
- Hurwitz's Theorem
- An Example of a Series Converging to an Irrational Numbers
7.3. Algebraic Number Approximation
- Algebraic and Transcendental Numbers
- Algebraic Number Approximation
- An Example of a Series Converging to a Transcendental Number
7.4. Irrational Numbers
- The Rational Roots Theorem
- Rational and Irrational Values of cosθ, sinθ, and tanθ
- Proof that e is Irrational
- Proof that Pi is Irrational
7.5. Geometry of Numbers
- Blichfeldt's Principle
- Lattices in Rn
- Minkowski's Convex Body Theorem
- Proof that if p ≡ 1 (mod 4) then p is the Sum of 2 Squares by Minkowski's Convex Body Theorem
- Lagrange's Four Square Theorem
7.6. Continued Fractions
- Continued Fractions
- Finite Continued Fractions and Rational Numbers
- The Sequences (hn) and (kn)
- The nth Convergent of an Infinite Continued Fraction
- Convergence of Infinite Continued Fractions
- Infinite Continued Fractions and Irrational Numbers
- Examples of Computing Infinite Continued Fractions
- Irrational Number Approximation by Infinite Continued Fractions
- Criterion for a/b to be a Convergent of an Infinite Continued Fraction
- Periodic and Purely Periodic Continued Fractions
- IFF Criterion for an Irrational Number to be Periodic
- Periodic Continued Fractions are Quadratic Irrationals
- Quadratic Irrationals Have Periodic Continued Fractions
- IFF Criterion for an Irrational Number to be Purely Periodic
7.7. Pell's Equation
8. The Prime Number Theorem
8.1. Dirichlet Series
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References
- 1. Elementary Number Theory (2nd Edition) by Underwood Dudley.
- 2. An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers (5th Edition) by Ivan Niven.