WEEK
6
M: Midterm.
W: Descending sequences of natural numbers. The division algorithm.
3.12. Corollary.
There is no infinite descending sequence of natural numbers.
4.1. Theorem. Let
b > 1 be an integer. Then for every integer x there are unique integers
q,r such that
0 \le r <b and x = q ·
b + r
PROBLEMS FOR DISCUSSIONS:
Book, p.90 Exercise 41, 42, 48, 49, 53, 56, 63, 64
F: Completion of the proof of Thm 4.1. Generalization to polynomials.
Euclid's algorithm.
4.2. Remark. Division
algorithm for polynomials.
4.3. Terminology + Remark.
Linear combinations of integers. If d divides integers x1, ..., xn then d
divides
all their linear combinations.
4.4. Euclid's Algorithm.
PROBLEMS FOR DISCUSSIONS:
Book, p.96 Exercise 82, 83, 84 and p.97 Exercise 92,
93.