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Fernando Q. Gouvêa
Sabbatical: 09/01/2008 - 08/31/2009
Carter Professor of Mathematics
Mathematics


Office: Olin Science Center 342
Phone: 207-859-5836
Fax: 859-5846
Email: fqgouvea@colby.edu

Mailing Address:
5836 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901-8858
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
    • Professional Information

    Editor of FOCUS and FOCUS Online for the Mathematical Association of America
    Member, Editorial Board of Revista Brasileira de História da Matemática
    Member, Advisory Board, American Institute of Mathematics
    Other Courses Taught
    Course Course Title
    MA253 Linear Algebra
    MA357 Number Theory
    MA313 Differential Geometry
    MA352 Complex Variables
    MA376 History of Mathematics
    MA333 Abstract Algebra
    Publications

    Books

    Math Through the Ages (with William P. Berlinghoff)
    Math Through the Ages Expanded Edition (with William P. Berlinghoff)
    p-adic Numbers
    Arithmetic of p-adic Modular Forms (out of print)
    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.
    Other Interests

    Christian Theology
    New Testament Studies
    Modern Science Fiction
    Comic Books and Comic Strips
    Politics
    Classics
    Poetry
    Web Links

    My Personal Page
    Colby Mathematics Department
    MAA Online