MATH
419
Algebraic Number Theory
Last Offered Spring 2020
Division III
Quantative/Formal Reasoning
This course is not offered in the current catalog or this is a previous listing for a current course.
Class Details
We all know that integers can be factored into prime numbers and that this factorization is essentially unique. In more general settings, it often still makes sense to factor numbers into “primes,” but the factorization is not necessarily unique! This surprising fact was the downfall of Lamé’s attempted proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem in 1847. Although a valid proof was not discovered until over 150 years later, this error gave rise to a new branch of mathematics: algebraic number theory. In this course, we will study factorization and other number-theoretic notions in more abstract algebraic settings, and we will see a beautiful interplay between groups, rings, and fields.
The Class:
Format: lecture
Limit: 25
Expected: 20
Class#: 3547
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 25
Expected: 20
Class#: 3547
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
homework assignments and exams
Prerequisites:
MATH 355, or permission of instructor
Distributions:
Division III
Quantative/Formal Reasoning
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MATH 419 - LEC Algebraic Number Theory
MATH 419 LEC Algebraic Number TheoryDivision III Quantative/Formal ReasoningNot offered
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