18.781 Theory of Numbers, Spring 2003
The group law on an elliptic curve. (Image by Prof. Martin Olsson.)
Highlights of this Course
This course features lecture notes that summarize the topics discussed and analyzed in class. In addition, all assignments and exams with solutions may be downloaded.
Course Description
This course provides an elementary introduction to number theory with no algebraic prerequisites. Topics include primes, congruences, quadratic reciprocity, diophantine equations, irrational numbers, continued fractions and elliptic curves.