MATH 818: Algebra and Geometry

Instructor: Nils Bruin
nbruin@sfu.ca
SC K 10507
(778) 782 3794
Webpage: http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/~nbruin/math818/

Relevant online notes:

Textbooks:
  • Shafarevich, I. R. Basic algebraic geometry, part 1: Varieties in Projective Space; Springer-Verlag (1977) ISBN 0-387-54812-2
  • Fulton, William. Algebraic curves. An introduction to algebraic geometry. Notes written with the collaboration of Richard Weiss. Mathematics Lecture Notes Series. W. A. Benjamin, Inc., New York-Amsterdam, 1969. xiii+226 pp.
  • Fulton, William. Algebraic curves. An introduction to algebraic geometry. Notes written with the collaboration of Richard Weiss. Reprint of 1969 original. Advanced Book Classics. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Advanced Book Program, Redwood City, CA, 1989. xxii+226 pp. ISBN 0-201-51010-3
  • Hartshorne, Robin. Algebraic geometry. Graduate Texts in Mathematics, No. 52. Springer-Verlag, New York-Heidelberg, 1977. xvi+496 pp. ISBN: 0-387-90244-9
  • Reid, Miles. Undergraduate algebraic geometry. London Mathematical Society Student Texts, 12. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988. viii+129 pp ISBN: 0-521-35559-1; 0-521-35662-8
  • Silverman, Joseph H.The arithmetic of elliptic curves. Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 106. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1986. xii+400 pp. ISBN: 0-387-96203-4
Lectures: Wednesday, Friday, 13:30 - 15:20
TASC 2 8501 (Opposite PIMS)
Assignments: To be announced
Grading:
Assignments: 30 %
Presentation: 20 %
Exam: 50 %
Exam: as a PDF. Due on Thursday, December 11, 11:00am. Enjoy!
  • Question 2a): The n in front of the F should be the degree of F. So, if m is the degree of F then the equation should read:
    x1 (dF/dx1) + ... + xn (dF/dxn) = m F
  • Question 4b): This question is not true as stated. Instead, show that there are constants a,b such that f=ag+b. This means that the maps (f(P):1) and (g(P):1) differ by a linear change, which can be absorbed in sigma.