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Introduction to Number TheoryFundamental principles of number theory, including primes and composites, divisors and multiples, divisibility, remainders, modular arithmetic, and number bases. |
12 weeks |
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Schedule
Sunday
Dec 6 - Mar 7 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Dec 6 - Mar 7
7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern 6:30 - 8:00 PM Central 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mountain 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Click here to see more time zones |
Luís Finotti |
$340
$391 w/books
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$340
CLOSED
With Books $391
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Thursday
Dec 10 - Mar 11 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Dec 10 - Mar 11
7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern 6:30 - 8:00 PM Central 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mountain 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Click here to see more time zones |
Adam Rumpf |
$340
$391 w/books
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$340
CLOSED
With Books $391
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Thursday
Dec 10 - Mar 11 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Dec 10 - Mar 11
7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern 6:30 - 8:00 PM Central 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mountain 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Click here to see more time zones |
Kathryn Lesh |
$340
$391 w/books
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$340
CLOSED
With Books $391
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Tuesday
Jan 19 - Apr 6 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Jan 19 - Apr 6
7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern 6:30 - 8:00 PM Central 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mountain 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Click here to see more time zones |
Venus Solomon |
$355
$406 w/books
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$355
ENROLL
With Books $406
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Monday
Feb 8 - Apr 26 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Feb 8 - Apr 26
7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern 6:30 - 8:00 PM Central 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mountain 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Click here to see more time zones |
Wendy Hou |
$355
$406 w/books
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$355
ENROLL
With Books $406
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Wednesday
Mar 3 - May 19 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Mar 3 - May 19
7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern 6:30 - 8:00 PM Central 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mountain 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Click here to see more time zones |
Alyssa Zisk |
$355
$406 w/books
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$355
ENROLL
With Books $406
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Thursday
Mar 25 - Jun 10 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Mar 25 - Jun 10
7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern 6:30 - 8:00 PM Central 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mountain 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Click here to see more time zones |
Ashley Ahlin |
$355
$406 w/books
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$355
ENROLL
With Books $406
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Sunday
Mar 28 - Jun 20 |
7:30 - 9:00
PM ET
Mar 28 - Jun 20
7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern 6:30 - 8:00 PM Central 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mountain 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Click here to see more time zones |
Luís Finotti |
$355
$406 w/books
|
$355
ENROLL
With Books $406
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Summer 2021 | This course will be offered in Summer 2021. Click here to join our mailing list to be notified when the course schedule is available. |
AoPS Holidays
There are no classes May 29–31, July 3–5, and September 4–6.
Who Should Take?
This course is appropriate for students in grades 6-9 who have mastered basic algebra up through solving linear equations and manipulating multi-variable expressions. Students who have completed our Introduction to Algebra A course should have sufficient background. Students who are already proficient with modular arithmetic and basic Diophantine equations do not need this course. This course is roughly the same difficulty as our Introduction to Counting and Probability class. For those preparing for contests, this course should help with MATHCOUNTS and the AMC 8/10/12 tests.Lessons
Lesson 1 | Integers, Fractions, Decimals, and Number Bases |
Lesson 2 | Base Number Arithmetic |
Lesson 3 | Multiples, Divisors, and Prime Numbers |
Lesson 4 | Common Factors, Common Multiples, Euclidean Algorithm |
Lesson 5 | Divisor Problems, More with the Euclidean Algorithm |
Lesson 6 | Factorials, Special Integers, Algebra with Integers |
Lesson 7 | Units Digit, Introduction to Modular Arithmetic |
Lesson 8 | Calculations with Modular Arithmetic |
Lesson 9 | Divisibility Rules and Multiplicative Inverses |
Lesson 10 | Multiplicative Inverses, Solving Linear Congruences |
Lesson 11 | Systems of Linear Congruences and the Chinese Remainder Theorem |
Lesson 12 | Number Sense and Applications of Number Theory |
Required Textbook
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Introduction to Number Theory
A thorough introduction for students in grades 7-10 to topics in number theory such as primes & composites, multiples & divisors, prime factorization and its uses, base numbers, modular arithmetic, divisibility rules, linear congruences, how to develop number sense, and more.
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