Math 620, Spring 2016:
Algebraic Geometry
Meeting: MWF 12:40-1:30pm Blocker 161
Office hours Tues. 10:30-11:30, Wed. 9:15-10:15 or by appointment
Instructor: Joseph (JM) Landsberg

 

 

 
E-mail: jml@math.tamu.edu please include "620" in the subject line when emailing me
 
my cv

E-mail. I will be contacting the class though the TAMU e-mail system. 

Prerequisites. Math 653 or permission of the instructor.

Course text.  Basic algebraic geometry I, I. Shafarevich,  second edition, Springer
Course description: This is a first course in algebraic geometry, we will cover Chapters I and II of the text plus additional topics.

 


Grade complaints: If you think a homework  was graded incorrectly you
have one week from the time the graded assignment was returned to you to bring the
issue to the instructor's attention. No complaints after that time will be considered.
  

Grading policy: Weekly homework assignments (100%)
Assignments will usually consist of 3 problems

Weekly homework assignments and announcements
Due 1/27 (Wed.):  Section 1: 3,7,9
Due 2/5 (Friday): Section 2: 3,6,13,14
Due 2/12 (Friday): Section 3: 6,7 plus show that GL_n (the set of invertible nxn matrices)  is an affine variety (i.e. a closed subset of some A^m).
Due 2/19 (Friday): Section 4: 3,9,11
Due 2/26 (Friday): Section 5: 11 plus these two problems
Due 3/4 (Friday): These problems
Due 3/9 (WED!!) Sect. II.1: 2,10,13,(optional: 20) [No class Friday 3/11]
Due 4/4 (Monday) Sect. II.2: 1,5,6 Sect. II.3 2,5,6,15
Due 4/13 (Wed.) Sect. II.4: 2,4,10
Due 4/20 (Wed.) Sect. II.5: 4,7,8
Due 4/27 (Wed.) Sect. II.6:2,3 plus compute the tangent cone to the variety of rank at most r nxm matrices at a rank s<r matrix.

 

last class Tues. May 3 (redefined day).
 

 
 
 
Policy regarding absences related to injury or illness: All such absences will be excused
if sufficient documentation is provided as per University policy and
the instructor will help the student make up any missed material.
 

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