SUNY at Stony Brook
Department of Mathematics
SUNY at Stony Brook

Undergraduate Algebraic Geometry

 Mat 401, Fall 2011


Time and Place : TueTh 2:20-3:40; Physics P122

Instructor : Radu Laza

Office : Math Tower 4-121
Email :  rlaza@math.sunysb.edu

Office Hours: Tue 4-5


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Course Description

Prerequisite : There are no official prerequisites, but it is recommended that you have some background in Algebra (including rings and modules).

Textbook : We will not follow any particular book, but some recommendations are:

Note: We will follow the first three books [R], [S], [F]. The books [CA], [AG], and [H] are standard fare for a year long graduate course in Algebraic Geometry.

This course is an introduction to algebraic geometry for undergraduate students. We will discuss the basic concepts of algebraic geometry (affine varieties, Zariski topology, morphisms, projective and quasi-projective varieties, smoothness, singularities, etc.) with a focus on examples. Some commutative algebra is essential, we will try to review the necessary material on the go. The aim of the class is to give you an overview of algebraic geometry and to prepare you for a graduate class in AG.

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Schedule

Lecture Day Topic Chapter Assignments
1 Sept 1 Introduction to AG  
2, 3 Sept 6, 8    
4, 5 Sept 13, 15      
6, 7 Sept 20, 22  
8 Sept 27      
9, 10 Oct 4, 6      
11. 12 Oct 11, 13      
13, 14 Oct 18, 20  
15, 16 Oct 25, 27      
17, 18 Nov 1, 3  
19, 20 Nov 8, 10      
21, 22 Nov 15, 17      
23 Nov 22  
24, 25 Nov 29, Dec 1      
26, 27 Dec 6, 8  

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