18.786 EMAIL QUESTIONNAIRE Have you seen any algebraic number theory before? If so, where (courses, books, etc.)? Have you seen any algebraic geometry before? If so, where? (Note: use an expansive definition of "algebraic geometry" here, including, say, the analytic theory of Riemann surfaces.) Are there any topics you are particularly interested to learn about? (See below if "modular forms" is one of your answers.) Have you used Python before? If not, how comfortable are you with basic computer programming? NOTE: I'm not planning to discuss modular forms, but by popular demand, I may try to coordinate a reading course on the topic through my graduate seminar STAGE. See its web site http://math.mit.edu/~kedlaya/stage/.