| Instructor | Paul Vojta |
|---|---|
| Lectures | TTh 12:30–2:00, Evans 47 |
| Class Number | 25377 |
| Office | 883 Evans |
| E-Mail: | vojta@math.berkeley.edu |
| Office Hours | TBD excluding university holidays. Please email me to set up a time to meet if you cannot make any of these times. |
| Prerequisites | Math 254A and 256A; 256B or current enrollment in 256B may be required |
| Required Text | None |
| Catalog 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. |
| Syllabus | I plan to cover the more advanced topic of Arakelov theory, including applications to diophantine problems. |
| Grading | Grades will be based on homework assignments, and possibly in-class quizzes. There will be no final exam, but the last problem set will be due sometime during the week of final exams. |
| Homework | Weekly or biweekly, assigned in class |
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Last updated 12 October 2018