18.785 - Number Theory I


Lecturer: Andrew Sutherland

Office: 2-341B

Email: drew@math.mit.edu

Time and Place: TR 2:30-4, 2-143

Office Hours: R 4-5:30, F 1:30-3:00

Grader: Soohyun Park (office hours R 11-12:30 in 2-239)


COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is the first semester of a graduate course in number theory; see the syllabus for details. The lecture notes from last year are on OCW.

Corequisite: 18.705 (Commutative Algebra).


RECENT UPDATES

12-15-16    The notes for Lecture 26 have been posted.

12-10-16    The notes for Lecture 25 have been posted.

12-06-16    The notes for Lecture 24 have been posted. Please try to read the section on infinite Galois theory before the next lecture.