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Calendar

SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Divisibility  
2 Greatest Common Divisor  
3 More on Greatest Common Divisor and Division Algorithm  
4 Prime Factorization and Binomial  
5 Binomial Theorem and Congruences Problem set 1 due
6 Congruences  
7 Residue Systems, Fermat's Little Theorem, Euler's Theorem, and Wilson's Theorem  
8 Review for Midterm Problem set 2 due
9 Midterm 1  
10 More on Factorization  
11 Chinese Remainder Theorem Problem set 3 due
12 RSA Cryptography  
13 Hensel's Lemma  
14 Solving Equations Modulo Primes  
15 More on Solving Equations Modulo Primes  
16 Quadratic Residue Symbol  
17 More on Quadratic Residues Problem set 4 due
18 More on Quadratic Residues (cont.)  
19 Quadratic Reciprocity  
20 More on Quadratic Reciprocity Problem set 5 due
21 Continued Fractions  
22 More on Continued Fractions  
23 More on Continued Fractions (cont.) Problem set 6 due
24 More on Continued Fractions (cont.)  
25 More on Continued Fractions (cont.)  
26 More on Continued Fractions (cont.) Problem set 7 due
27 More on Continued Fractions (cont.) and Solving Equations  
28 Midterm 2  
29 Curves in Projective Space  
30 More on Curves in Projective Space and Statement of Falting's Theorem (Mordell Conjecture)  
31 Singular Points and Smoothness  
32 Elliptic Curves  
33 More on Elliptic Curves  
34 Abelian Groops, Torsion Points and Finite Generation of Group of Torsion Points Problem set 8 due
35 Mazur's Theorem and Calculating the Torsion Subgroup  
36 More Calculations  
37 Advanced Topics Problem set 9 due