Deewang

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

Updates

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