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

11-04-25 Reminder: The second mid-term will take place on Thursday, Nov 6.

11-04-25 The notes for Lecture 15 have been posted.

10-30-25Problem 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.