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Fernando Gouvea

Title

Carter Professor of Mathematics

Department

Mathematics

Information

Address

5836 Mayflower Hill Waterville, Maine 04901-8853

Current Courses

CRS Title Sec
MA333 Abstract Algebra A
MA376 History of Mathematics A
MA381 Probability A
MA434 Topics in Abstract Algebra A

Education

M.A., 1981, Universidade de São Paulo
M.A., 1986, Harvard University
Ph.D., 1987, Harvard University

Areas of Expertise

  • Number theory

  • Arithmetic algebraic geometry

  • History of mathematics

 

Personal Information

Editor, Carus Mathematical Monographs
Editor, MAA Reviews, the Mathematical Association of America's online book review service
Member, Editorial Board, Revista Brasileira de História da Matemática
Member, Advisory Board, American Institute of Mathematics

 

Publications

Books

A Guide to Groups, Rings, and Fields
Math Through the Ages (with William P. Berlinghoff)
Math Through the Ages Expanded Edition (with William P. Berlinghoff)
p-adic Numbers: an Introduction
Arithmetic of p-adic Modular Forms
Arithmetic of Diagonal Hypersurfaces over Finite Fields (with Noriko Yui)
Advances in Number Theory (edited with Noriko Yui, out of print)
Formas Modulares: Uma Introdução
Primeiros Passos p-ádicos

See my home page for a complete list of publications.