Could anyone point to good readable references for learning about syntomic cohomology?
[Math] References for syntomic cohomology
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Bunke's notes are indeed a great source for this material! However, in order to get to the main definitions and properties, he does breeze through a lot of the fundamental prerequisites. I will briefly add to the great list Omar has provided above.
For a classical, non sheaf theoretic approach: Jeff Cheeger, James Simons, Differential characters and geometric invariants. http://numr.wdfiles.com/local--files/differential-cohomology/cheeger-simons.pdf
For a great text which models differential cohomology via Deligne cohomology (and discusses the relationship with $U(1)$-gerbes in low degrees): Jean-Luc Brylinski, loop spaces characteristic classes and geometric quantization.
If you have a strong background in category theory (in particular categories of sheaves), I would strongly recommend the higher stack model of differential cohomology (similar to Brylinski's gerbes, but generalized to higher dimensions) which is discussed in: Urs Schreiber, Differential cohomology in a cohesive infinity-topos https://arxiv.org/pdf/1310.7930.pdf
For the original definition in terms of differnetial function spectra, you can see: Mike Hopkins, Isadore Singer, Quadratic Functions in Geometry, Topology,and M-Theory https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0211216
If you want to see a brief summary of Bunke's model for differential cohomology theories (the papers that Omar mentioned are far more comprehensive and thorough, but just to add a bit more to the list), there is also a short discussion in this pre-print of mine with Hisham Sati: Spectral sequences in smooth generalized cohomology https://arxiv.org/pdf/1605.03444.pdf
The book of Giraud is a fundamental reference on the subject, but you have to be used to the language of Grothendieck. A reference more accessible, for example for a differential geometer is the chapter 5 of the book of Brylinski which deals only with commutative gerbes.
J.L Brylinski Loop Spaces, Characteristic Classes and Geometric Quantization.
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I like the notes here, though I must confess I haven't read them completely. It has a nice introduction and explains the context.