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Lawrence C. Washington is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His office is located in Mathematics Building 1105, and he can be reached at lcw@math.umd.edu.
Teaching & Courses: In Spring 2023 he is teaching Cryptography 456 (TuTh 11:00–12:15) and co-organising the Algebra Seminar (MW 2–3). Office hours are held Tuesdays 1:30–2:30 and Thursdays 10:00–10:50.
Research Interests: His work centres on number theory, with particular emphasis on cyclotomic fields, elliptic curves, cryptology, and Iwasawa theory. He has made extensive contributions to the study of p-adic L-functions, class groups, heuristics for class numbers, and the arithmetic of elliptic curves, often bridging deep theoretical questions with computational investigations.
Textbooks & Scholarly Output: Washington is the author of several widely-used textbooks:
- Introduction to Cryptography with Coding Theory (3rd ed.)
- Introduction to Cyclotomic Fields
- Elliptic Curves: Number Theory and Cryptography
- An Introduction to Number Theory with Cryptography (2nd ed.)
- Elementary Number Theory
Recent Publication Trends: Over the past five years his papers have focused on heuristics for Iwasawa invariants, anti-cyclotomic extensions, class groups of real cyclotomic fields, and analytic estimates for sums of prime powers. The work is characterised by a synthesis of algebraic, analytic, and computational techniques, frequently yielding explicit examples and numerical data that inform broader conjectures in algebraic number theory.
Extracurricular Interests: Outside mathematics, Washington enjoys running and playing the bassoon, and he maintains a light-hearted page devoted to his favourite intersection in Chevy Chase, MD.
Advising & Grants: While the provided text does not enumerate individual students or specific grants, his extensive publication record and long-standing professorship indicate ongoing supervision of graduate research and participation in funded projects in number theory and cryptography.
