Jonathan Webster Bates College Department of Mathematics 3 Andrews Road Lewiston, ME 04240 Office: 213 Hathorn Hall Phone: 207-786-6403 E-Mail: jwebster@bates.edu

I am a Visiting Assistant Professor at Bates College. My research area is algorithmic number theory with a focus on arithmetic in function fields. This research touches on areas in cryptography and algebraic geometry.

Academic Degrees and Positions

2010 : Ph.D., University of Calgary. Adviser : Mark Bauer. Thesis Title: Cubic Function Fields in Characteristic Three
2004 : Masters of Science in Mathematics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2001 : Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
2001 : Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Publications and Preprints

• P. Rozenhart and J. Webster, "Simple cubic function fields and class number computations." (Submitted, available at arxiv.org)
• M. Bauer and J. Webster, "Computations in Cubic Function Fields of Characteristic Three." (Submitted, available at arxiv.org)
• E. Landquist, P. Rozenhart, R. Scheidler, J. Webster and Q. Wu, "An Explicit Treatment of Cubic Function Fields with Applications." Canadian Journal of Mathematics, 62 (2010), no 4, 787-807. (CJM, pdf )
• N. Boston, T. Clancy, Y. Liow, and J. Webster, "Genus Two Hyperelliptic Curve Coprocessor." Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science vol2523. August 2002. (pdf)

Job Materials

• curriculum vitae
• research statement
• teaching statement

Teaching at Bates

Fall 2009

• Math 105 - Calculus I
• Math 214 - Probability

Winter 2010

• Math 106 - Calculus II

Short Term 2010

• Math s45N - Number Theory

Fall 2010

• Math 205 - Linear Algebra

Winter 2011

• Math 355 - Numerical Analysis

Fall 2011

• Math 105 - Calculus I

Winter 2012

• Math 205 - Linear Algebra
• Math 355 - Coding Theory