Algebraic geometry: schemes

Spring 2010

Meeting time and place: MW 4:10pm-5:25pm, room 507. Attendance is strongly encouraged.

Office hours: Tuesday 3-5pm in room 613, or by appointment. Email: mfedorch@math

TA: Xuanyu Pan, email: pan@math, roundtable: Tue 10-11am, Room 622

Texts:

Algebraic Geometry by Hartshorne

References:

Introduction to Commutative Algebra by Michael Atiyah and Ian Macdonald,

The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes, 2^nd Ed., by David Mumford

Commutative Algebra with A View Toward Algebraic Geometry by David Eisenbud

The Stacks Project (go straight to pdf) 

Éléments de géométrie algébrique (EGA) links

Grading
Weekly homework 75%, take-home final exam 25%

Assignments

Assignments are due in the lecture.

Problem Set 1 due Wed, 2/3    Solutions

Problem Set 2 due Wed, 2/10  Solutions

Problem Set 3 due Wed, 2/24  Solutions

Problem Set 4 due Wed, 3/10
Problem Set 5 due Wed, 3/31  Solutions

Problem Set 6 due Wed, 4/14  Solutions

Problem Set 7 due Wed, 4/21  Solutions
Problem Set 8 due Mon, 3/2    Solutions

Final Assignment due Wed, 3/12

Exam preparation

A short list of concepts introduced in the course