MATH254B

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MATH 254B - Number Theory

MathematicsGraduateCLS - College of Letters and Science

Subject

MATH

Course Number

254B

Department

Course Level

Graduate

Course Title

Number Theory

Course 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.

Minimum

4

Maximum

4

Grading Basis

Default Letter Grade; S/U Option

Instructors

250A.

Prerequisites

254A.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Formats

Lecture

Term

Fall and Spring

Duration (in weeks)

15

Minimum Hours

3

Maximum Hours

3

Minimum Hours

9

Maximum Hours

9