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Elementary Number Theory MATH 342 (3)
The prime numbers, unique factorization, congruences and quadratic reciprocity. Topics include the RSA public key cryptosystem and the prime number theorem. Prerequisite: MATH 240 or 232, with a minimum grade of C-, and one additional 200 level MATH or MACM course. Quantitative.