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- Instructor(s)
- Purkait Soma
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- Lecture (Face-to-face)
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- Thr5-6(H114)
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- Course number
- MTH.A403
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2022/4/20
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- English
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Course description and aims
Modular forms are fundamental objects in mathematics, primarily a central topic in number theory, they appear in wide ranging fields like group representations, geometry, combinatorics and physics. The aim of this course together with "Advanced topics in Algebra D" is to introduce the basic notion of modular forms with a view towards both classical and modern applications.
Student learning outcomes
Students are expected to understand the basic notion of modular forms. Looking through concrete examples and applications, students get acquainted with the fundamental importance of modular forms in current research.
Keywords
Upper half-plane, Eisenstein series, Modular functions, Modular forms.
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Standard lecture course
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction: Modular forms are ubiquitous | Details will be provided during each class session |
| Class 2 | Doubly Periodic functions, Eisenstein Series | Details will be provided during each class session |
| Class 3 | Upper Half-plane and Fuchsian Groups | Details will be provided during each class session |
| Class 4 | Fundamental Domains | Details will be provided during each class session |
| Class 5 | Modular functions and Modular forms | Details will be provided during each class session |
| Class 6 | Ramanujan's Delta function and j-invariant | Details will be provided during each class session |
| Class 7 | Modular forms for congruence subgroups | Details will be provided during each class session |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to explore references provided in lectures and other materials.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Neal Koblitz, Introduction to Elliptic Curves and Modular forms, GTM 97, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1993
Toshitsune Miyake, Modular Forms, english ed., Springer Monographs in Mathematics, Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2006
Assessment criteria and methods
Course scores are evaluated by homework assignments. Details will be announced during the course.
Related courses
- MTH.A404 ： Advanced topics in Algebra D
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Basic undergraduate algebra and complex analysis
Other
None in particular.
