Here are the resources tailored for each number theory topic listed in the syllabus you
provided, excluding the crossed-out topics.
### 1. **Basic Results About Primes like Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic**
- **Book**: "An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers" by G.H. Hardy and E.M.
Wright (Chapter 1)
- **Online Resource**: Khan Academy's Prime Factorization
### 2. **Modular Arithmetic, and Basic Results like Fermat’s Little Theorem, Chinese
Remainder Theorem, Modular Inverses, Orders Modulo n**
- **Book**: "Elementary Number Theory" by David M. Burton (Chapters on Modular
Arithmetic, Fermat's Little Theorem, and Chinese Remainder Theorem)
- **Online Resource**: Brilliant.org's Modular Arithmetic Course
### 3. **Exponents in Prime Factorizations, and Basic Properties such as \(\nu_p(xy) =
\nu_p(x) + \nu_p(y)\) or \(\nu_p(x + y) \geq \min \{\nu_p(x), \nu_p(y)\}\)**
- **Book**: "Introduction to Number Theory" by Ivan Niven, Herbert Zuckerman, and
Hugh Montgomery (Chapter on Prime Factorizations)
- **Online Resource**: Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) Wiki on Prime Factorization
### 4. **Euclidean Algorithm and Adjacent Ideas, e.g., \(\gcd(a, b) = \gcd(a - b, b)\)**
- **Book**: "Number Theory" by George E. Andrews (Chapter on Euclidean Algorithm)
- **Online Resource**: Khan Academy's Euclidean Algorithm
### 5. **Statement of Dirichlet’s Theorem on Primes in Arithmetic Progression**
- **Book**: "Introduction to Analytic Number Theory" by Tom M. Apostol (Chapter on
Dirichlet's Theorem)
- **Online Resource**: Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) Wiki on Dirichlet's Theorem
### 6. **Fermat’s Theorem on Integers which are Sums of Two Squares**
- **Book**: "An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers" by G.H. Hardy and E.M.
Wright (Chapter on Sums of Squares)
- **Online Resource**: Brilliant.org's Fermat's Two Squares Theorem Course
### 7. **Quadratic Residues and Quadratic Reciprocity**
- **Book**: "Elementary Number Theory" by David M. Burton (Chapter on Quadratic
Residues and Reciprocity)
- **Online Resource**: Khan Academy's Quadratic Residues and Reciprocity
### 8. **Statement of the Prime Number Theorem**
- **Book**: "Introduction to Analytic Number Theory" by Tom M. Apostol (Chapter on
Prime Number Theorem)
- **Online Resource**: Brilliant.org's Prime Number Theorem Course
By studying these resources, you'll be able to cover each number theory topic in
detail, which will help you prepare effectively for the IMO. Good luck with your
preparation!
