18.785 - Number Theory I


Lecturer: Andrew Sutherland

Email: drew@math.mit.edu

Time and Place: TR 11:00-12:30, 2-139

Office Hours: T 15:00-16:30, R 10:00-12:00 (2-341B)


COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is the first semester of a graduate course in number theory; see the syllabus for details. The lecture notes from 2021 can be found here. We will follow a similar path, but there will be some significant changes.

Corequisite: 18.705 (Commutative Algebra).


RECENT UPDATES

12-09-25Special office hours this week: Tuesday 3-4:30pm, Thursday 10-12am.

12-09-25 The notes for Lecture 28 have been posted.

12-04-25 The notes for Lecture 27 have been posted.

12-04-25 The notes for Lecture 26 have been posted.