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MATH 5001

Commutative Algebra

0.5 credit · Graduate

Prime spectrum of a commutative ring (as a topological space); localization of rings and modules; tensor product of modules and algebras; Hilbert’s Nullstellensatz and consequences for finitely generated algebras; Krull dimension of a ring; integral dependence, going-up, going-down; Noether Normalization Lemma and dimension theory.

2020

Topics

  • Classes begin: September 9, 2020.
  • Classes end: December 11, 2020.
  • Take home exams due: December 23, 2020.

Readings

  • “Introduction to Commutative Algebra”, by Atiyah and MacDonald, Westview Press, 1969.
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