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MATH 220 - Number Theory and Proof


3 hours
An introduction to proofs through the discipline of Number Theory. Topics include: natural numbers, integers, prime factorization, divisibility, congruences, continued fractions, and Diophantine equations. Proof techniques to include deductive proof procedures like direct, indirect, by cases, by contradiction, as well as mathematical induction. Prerequisite(s): MATH 147 . UG