Day 11 Applicable Algebraic Geometry Wednesday 25 5:00 1530 LGRT Section 5: Smooth & Singular Points, Dimension. - Taylor expansion of f in K[A^n] - Differential - Definition. Zariski Tangent Space - Example of cubics - Example of Special Linear Group - Theorem. An affine variety has a non empty open subset of points where the tangent space has minimal dimension. - Definition Smooth & Singular points - Intrinsic Definition of Tangent Space; The Map d_x, restriction to m_x, Theorem d_x : m_x/m_x^2 iso to dual of tangent space - Functoriality of tangent Space - Isomorphic = isomorphic tangent spaces - Algebraic Groups are smooth - Definition of dimension. - Give alterate definitions.