Software

I'll give lectures on techniques for using computers to do experiments in number theory, and create homework problems that involve nontrivial computation.

In class I will demonstrate how to do computations using the computer algebra system MAGMA. This is not a free program, but I have a license to use it in our course, so I can give you a copy that runs on either Windows, Linux, or Mac OSX. Also, if you want access to a powerful computer with MAGMA pre-installed, I can give you an account on the MECCAH cluster.