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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2016
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MATH 373 001 (CRN: 25106)
ELLIPTIC CURVES
Long Title: ELLIPTIC CURVES
Department: Mathematics
Instructor: Luo, Ye
Meeting: 1:00PM - 2:15PM TR (11-JAN-2016 - 22-APR-2016)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 49
Section Enrolled: 5
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 8-DEC-2024 9:54PM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Final Exam Time:
2-MAY-2016
9:00AM - 12:00PM M
Description: Elliptic curves are central to modern number theory and instrumental in the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. Topics will include: The addition law, solutions over the rational numbers, explicit computations, applications to factorization and cryptography; if time permits, infinite series attached to elliptic curves and the Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture. Recommended Prerequisite(s): 200 Level Math Course