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LECTURE NOTES AND E-BOOKS FOR SELF-STUDY
Textbooks
Theory of Numbers
144pp, April 2008
Strongly recommended for both Math 313 (Number Theory) and Math 472 (Computational Number Theory). Published by BookSurge and is available for purchase from Amazon.com.

Number Theory
335kb, 72pp, March 2007
An alternative, free, but a bit outdated, textbook for Math 313 (Number Theory) which is also used as a reference in Math 472 (Computational Number Theory). Also recommended as a supplementary reading in Discrete Mathematics (Math 151).
Revision Notes
Discrete Structures
162kb, 24pp, February 2007
Required for Discrete Structures (CS 104) and Discrete Mathematics (Math 151, to be cancelled effective from the 2008/2009 academic year). These notes are no longer updated and planned to be developed into a full textbook, with expected year of publication early in 2009.
Witno Outline Notes
Series in Discrete Mathematics and Modern Algebra
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Volume 1 Logic and Sets
213kb, 23pp, May 2006
Required for Math 251 (Set Theory). Also to supplement Discrete Mathematics and Discrete Structures courses.

Volume 2 Number Theory
227kb, 25pp, December 2006
For Math 313. No longer updated. This volume is now superseded by the minibook, same title, Number Theory.

Volume 3 Computational Number Theory
238kb, 26pp, October 2007
Required for Math 472. Students taking this course should also get a copy of Number Theory, the text for Math 313.

Volume 4 Graph Theory
182kb, 16pp, May 2006
Required for Math 351 (Graph Theory, elective).

Volume 5 Group Theory
207kb, 23pp, September 2008
Required for Math 342 (Abstract Algebra 1). These notes are to supplement Math 442 (Abstract Algebra 2) students as well.

Volume 6 Rings and Fields
160kb, 14pp, May 2007
Required for Math 442 (Abstract Algebra 2). Students taking this course should also get hold of Volume 5, Group Theory, for references.

Volume 7 Galois Theory
To be written, maybe, maybe not. To supplement Math 442.

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