What to Study for The Final Exam
MTH 4436 – Number Theory
Spring 2012
The Final Exam covers:
Sections 1.1 – 2.3 (Part #1)
Sections 2.4 – 4.3 (Part #2)
Sections 4.4 – 5.3 (Part #3)
For Parts #1 & 2, see What to Study for Test #1 and What to Study for Test #2 on the website.
Part #3
Definitions and Theorems That You May Be Asked to State:
Theorem 4.7 & Corollary
Chinese Remainder Theorem
Theorem 4.9
Fermat’s Theorem & Corollary
Lemma p. 89
Wilson’s Theorem
Theorem 5.5
Any Theorem or Lemma that has a name, you should KNOW by name. The other theorems,
lemmas, and corollaries you should know so that you can give their statement when asked
something like: “state three theorems, lemmas, corollaries, etc. involving congruences.”
Know How to Do:
All homework problems assigned in sections 4.4 – 5.3 (inclusive)