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: R 14:30-16:30 (2-341B)
        F 9:30-11:30 (2-255)


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

10-09-25 The notes for Lecture 9 have been posted.

10-06-25 The notes for Lecture 8 have been posted.

10-04-25Problem Set 5 has been posted. It is due Monday, October 13 (by midnight).

10-02-25 The notes for Lecture 7 have been posted.