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
11-04-25 The notes for Lecture 15 have been posted.
10-30-25 Problem Set 7 has been extended to Monday, November 3 (by midnight). Happy Halloween!
10-30-25 The notes for Lecture 14 have been posted.
10-28-25 The notes for Lecture 13 have been posted.
10-25-25 Problem Set 7 has been updated so that Problem 1 has 9 parts (a)-(i) and Problem 2 asks you to solve a 33 point problem from Problem Set 6 that you didn't already solve (the previous problem 2 was removed because it requires material we have not covered yet).
10-25-25 Problem Set 7 has been posted. It is due Friday, October 31 (by midnight).
10-23-25 The notes for Lecture 12 have been posted.
