Course Content

  1. Divisibility, Modular Arithmetic.
  2. Prime Numbers.
  3. Congruences.
  4. Arithmetical Functions.
  5. Chinese Remainder Theorem, RSA.
  6. Quadratic Reciprocity and Elliptic Curves.

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Course Outline


Coursework Marks

Test 2 Scripts

Candidates who submitted rmd files were awarded a maximum of 40%, you were instructed to knit your documents to HTML or Ms word. These rmd files could not be loaded in the scripts folder given above.

Coursework marks will be published on 21 September.

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Course Information

Lecturer: T. Mutusva

Office : W16

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Phone : +263242 741428-30 Ext 2372

Facebook: @hitmathematics

Assessment shall comprise of 3 in class tests, one assignment and an end of semester examination. The end of semester examination counts 75%, and the continuous assessment counts 25% towards the final mark. Only those who score an average of 50% in the 3 tests will be allowed to write the end of semester examination. All tests and the exam are mandatory. Discuss any potential conflicts well before the test/exam date.