MAT 421 Suggested HW Problems

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Material for Test 2 ends here
25 July16.1, 16.3
17.1, 17.2, 17.4 [Hint: factor out the gcd, solve the new problem, and use this solution to construct a solution to the original problem]
18 JulyRead Chapter 35!
Prove that any prime larger than 3 is congruent modulo 6 to 1 or 5.
12.2, 12.2(a,b) Extra Credit: 12.6
13.3 Extra Credit: 13.2
14.1 [Hint: Consider the case where n is odd first. Then consider the case where n is even, but not a power of 2.]
14.2 [Hint: Building on the book's hint, try an example, like m = 3 and k = 4, then m = 3 and k = 5. Look for a pattern to the division of Fk - 2 by Fm. Then show that for any odd number a, gcd(aa - 2) = 1.]
15.2, 15.3, 15.5 Extra Credit: 15.6
9 JulyRead Chapter 14!!!
9.1, 9.3
10.1, 10.2
11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.5, 11.6
Material for Test 1 ends here
26 June8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.9
20 June7.1, 7.2, 7.6
18 JuneRead Chapter 8
13 JuneRead Chapter 4
5.1, 5.3, 5.4
6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 6.6
11 JuneRead Chapter 7
6 June1.2, 1.6
2.2, 2.6, 2.7
Read Chapters 3 and 5
30 MayRead Chapters 1 and 2 of text