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Graduate Core Courses
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Analysis and Probability
Modern Geometry
Lie Groups and Representations
Algebraic Topology
Complex Analysis and Riemann Surfaces
Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
Commutative Algebra

I Basic notions for rings and modules
  • Rings, ideals, modules
  • Localization
  • Primary decomposition
  • Integrality
  • Noetherian and Artinian Rings
  • Noether normalization and Nullstellensatz
  • Discrete valuation rings, Dedekind domains and curves
  • Graded Modules and Completions
  • Dimension theory, Hilbert functions, Regularity
  • Sheaves and affine schemes

Algebraic Geometry

I Varieties
  • Projective Varieties
  • Morphisms and Rational Maps
  • Nonsingular Varieties
  • Intersections of Varieties
II Schemes
  • Basic properties of schemes
  • Separated and proper morphisms
  • Quasi-coherent sheaves
  • Weil and Cartier divisors, line bundles and ampleness
  • Differentials
  • Sheaf cohomology
III Curves
  • Residues and duality
  • Riemann-Roch
  • Branched coverings
  • Projective embeddings
  • Canonical curves and Clifford's Theorem

Algebraic Number Theory

  • Local fields
  • Global fields
  • Valuations
  • Weak approximation
  • Chinese Remainder Theorem
  • Ideal class groups
  • Minkowski's theorem and Dirichlet's unit theorem
  • Finiteness of class numbers
  • Ramification, different and discriminants
  • Quadratic symbols and quadratic reciprocity law
  • Zeta functions and L-functions
  • Chebotarev's density theorem
  • Preview of class field theory
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