USNA Mathematics Department seminar

The talks for the academic year 1999-2000 are held Wednesday in Chauvenet 116 at 3:45 pm unless otherwise stated.

NOTE: This talk is on a MONDAY.

Speaker:

David Farmer

Bucknell University

Title:

The Jacobi Symbol

Abstract: Number theory is motivated by the interplay between the additive and multiplicative structure of the integers. A particular aspect of this interaction will be motivated and discussed in concrete terms, and its connection with recent work will be described.

Time: Monday, December 6, 1999

Reception at 3:30 in the common room on the 3rd floor of Chauvenet Hall.