Spring 2020 MATH 254B 001 LEC

Number Theory
Schedule: 
SectionDays/TimesLocationInstructorClass
001 LECMoWeFr 10:00AM - 10:59AMEvans 736Paul A Vojta22425
UnitsEnrollment StatusSession
4Open2020 Spring, January 21 - May 08
Additional Information: 

Prerequisites 254A

Description Valuations, units, and ideals in number fields, ramification theory, quadratic and cyclotomic fields, topics from class field theory, zeta-functions and L-series, distribution of primes, modular forms, quadratic forms, diophantine equations, P-adic analysis, and transcendental numbers. Sequence begins fall.

What We'll Actually Be Covering Class field theory

Office Evans 883

Office Hours MWF 11:30–12:30

Required Text Neukirch, Algebraic number theory, Springer

Recommended Reading None

Grading Letter grade.

Homework Assigned weekly

Course Webpage https://math.berkeley.edu/~vojta/254b.html