General Course Information (updated for CoVID-19), G&H Errors/Typos

Tentative Schedule

In the Read column below, G&H a.b refers to Chapter a, Section b in Griffthis and Harris.

Date	Topic	Read	Problem Set
01/27, M	Introduction	G&H 2.0,2.1	#1
01/29, W	Some key properties
02/03, M	Jacobian of a curve	G&H 2.2
02/05, W	Proof of Abel's Theorem
02/10, M	Jacobi Inversion
02/12, W	Riemann-Roch for a curve	G&H 2.3	#2
02/17, M	Castelnuvo bound
02/19, W	Riemann count
02/24, M	Branched covers
02/26, W	Curves of low genus/degree
03/02, M	Elliptic curves and moduli problem	Hain A,1,2	#3
03/04, W
03/09, M	Orbifolds	Hain 3
03/11, W	Modular forms	Hain 4
03/30, M	Relation with plane cubics notes	Hain 5	#4
04/01, W	Moduli space of elliptic curves notes
04/06, M	Blowups and blowdowns of surfaces notes	G&H 4.0,4.1
04/08, W	Normalizations of curves on surfaces notes	pp396-397 pp498-510
04/13, M	More on curves on surfaces notes
04/15, W	Rational maps on surfaces notes	pp489-498 pp510-512	#5
04/20, M	Rational ruled surfaces notes	G&H 4.3
04/22, W	Minimal rational surfaces notes
04/27, M	Detecting rational surfaces notes	G&H 4.4
04/29, W	Irrational ruled surfaces I notes	G&H 4.5	#6
05/04, M	Irrational ruled surfaces II notes
05/06, W	Other types of surfaces notes