MAS430 Analytic Number Theory (10 credits)

Year Running: 2020/2021

Credit level: F7

Pre-requisites

MAS114 MAS332

Description

The module will discuss the distribution of prime numbers (Bertrand's Postulate, prime counting function, the statement of the Prime Number Theorem and some of its consequences), basic properties of the Riemann zeta function, and Euler products of L-series. A big chunk of the module will be dedicated to Dirichlet's Theorem on primes in arithmetic progressions and it's proof.

Reading List

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Independent	80.0
Lecture	20.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Exam	2.5	100 %	S1

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2023-24.