Instructor: Martin Olsson
Lectures: MWF 2-3 pm, Room 85 Evans.
Course Control Number: 54958
Office: 879 Evans
Office Hours: F 1-2, W 4-5 or by apt.
Prerequisites: Math 250A required, 250B recommended.
Required Text: Lang, Algebraic Number Theory
Syllabus: This will be an introduction to algebraic number theory. I intend to cover Part I of Lang's book (Chapters I-VIII), and time permitting some selected topics from Parts two and three. This includes the basic theory of algebraic integers, completions, ramification, cyclotomic fields, Minkowski bound, and some basic properties of zeta and L-functions
Grading: Grades will be based on weekly homeworks.
Homework: There will be weekly homework. This is a fast course, and it is important to stay up to speed. For this reason no late homework will be accepted.