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
11-27-25 Problem Set 11 has been posted. It is due Friday, December 5 (by midnight). On this problem set you can optionally solve 200 points worth of problems to obtain scores for two problem sets, one of which can be used to replace a score on an earlier problem set.
11-25-25 I will hold extra office hours today (Nov 25) from 1:30 to 3.
11-25-25 The notes for Lecture 19 have been posted.
11-22-24 Parts (b) and (f) of Problem 4 on Problem Set 5 have been updated to correct several typos.
11-19-25 The notes for Lecture 18 have been posted.
