Mathematics

Introduction to Number Theory

This course is designed to build the basics of a complicated mathematical field. It is designed to be a complete introduction to the fundamental concepts of number theory for students in grades 7-10. The class covers topics such as primes and composites; multiples, divisors, and divisibility; prime factorization and its uses; modular arithmetic and more.

Chapter 1: Integers: The Basics
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Multiples and Divisors
Chapter 2: Primes and Composites
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Primes, Composites, and identifying prime numbers
Chapter 3: Multiples and Divisors
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Greatest Common Divisors and Least Common Multiples, Euclidean algorithm
Chapter 4: Prime Factorization
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Factorization of numbers, application problems
Chapter 5: Divisor Problems
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Counting the number of divisors of a number
Chapter 6: Special Numbers
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Factorials, Divisibility, Palindromes
Chapter 7: Algebra with Integers
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Solving algebraic equations that only involve integers
Chapter 8: Base Number
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Number in bases other than base 10, conversion of different bases
Chapter 9: Base Number Arithmetic
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Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of number in different bases
Chapter 10: Unit Digits
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Solving problems with unit digits of numbers
Chapter 11: Decimals and Fractions
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Terminating and repeating decimals, conversion of decimals to fractions
Chapter 12: Introduction to modular arithmetic
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Congruence, addition and multiplication of remainders
Chapter 13: Divisibility Rules
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Learn to quickly check if a number is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
Chapter 14: Linear Congruences
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Solving linear congruence equations
Chapter 15: Number Sense
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Familiarize with numbers to solve problems efficiently

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This Course is for Grade 5-Grade 9 Students who want to advance their knowledge in Number Theory. And also for students who want to challenge themselves in middle school competitions.

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