MAT 5150
Topics in Geometry
Winter 2009 · Introduction to Algebraic Geometry
Topics
- Commutative algebra and localization
- Affine varieties and Zariski topology
- Hilbert’s Nullstellensatz
- Projective spaces, graded rings and projective varieties
- Sheaves, ringed spaces and local rings
- Dimension
- Tangent spaces, singularities and Bézout’s theorem as time permits
Readings
- Algebraic Geometry: An Introduction
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- instructor_course_page ↗Winter 2009