MATH523 ALGEBRAIC NUMBER THEORY
| Course Code: |
2360523 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Mathematics |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. ALÝ ULAÞ ÖZGÜR KÝÞÝSEL |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
Ring of integers of an algebraic number field. Integral bases. Norms and traces. The discriminant. Factorization into irreducibles. Euclidean domains. Dedekind domains. Prime factorization of ideals. Minkowski’s theorem. Class-group and class number.
