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Mathematics 124: Number Theory
Harvard College/GSAS: 111533
Fall 2012-2013
Barry C. Mazur
Meeting Time: Tuesday, Thursday 10:00am - 11:30am
Exam Group: 12,13
Factorization and the primes; congruences; quadratic residues and reciprocity; continued fractions and approximations; Pell's equation; selected Diophantine equations; theory of integral quadratic forms.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 122 (which may be taken concurrently) or equivalent.

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