### Reading Group on A Course in Arithmetic by J.-P.Serre

#### Winter & Summer 2020

This is a reading group convened to read A Course in Arithmetic by J.-P.Serre. Our primary goal is to read and understand the first part of the book: Algebraic Methods. To that end we organize weekly seminars where the regular participants present sections from the book.

Regular Participants: Deewang Bhamidipati (Convener), Malachi Alexander, Sandra Nair

September 12. Seminars ended.
June 20. Seminars resumed.
March 17. Seminars suspended due to COVID lockdown.

#### Seminar Schedule

Dates Sections Presenter
August 29 Chapter IV, §2 Deewang
August 23 Chapter IV, §2 Deewang
August 8 Chapter IV, §1 Sandra
August 1 Chapter IV, §1 Sandra
July 18 Chapter III, §2 Deewang
July 11 Chapter II, §3; Chapter III, §1 $$(p=2)$$ Deewang
July 4 Chapter III, §1 Malachi
June 20 Refresher: Chapters I & II Deewang
Resuming after COVID pause.
March 13 Chapter III, §1 Malachi
March 6 Chapter II, §3 Deewang
February 28 Chapter II, §2 Deewang
February 14 Chapter II, §1, 1.2 - 1.3 Deewang
February 7 Chapter II, §1, 1.1 Deewang
January 31 Chapter I, §3 Deewang
January 24 Chapter I, §1, §2 Deewang & Malachi