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MAT 589 Course Webpage
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MAT 589 Course Webpage
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Course Announcements Announcements about the course will be posted here. Please check the site regularly for announcements (which will also be given in lecture).
Course Description This course offers a systematic introduction to algebraic geometry, from a modern, scheme-theoretic perspective.
Prerequisites MAT 535, or permission of instructor. Familiarity with material covered by MAT 544 would be helpful, but is not required.
Text
Although it is not listed as a required textbook, this semester the
course will closely follow the textbook by Hartshorne.
Lectures The instructor for this course is Jason Starr. All instruction will occur in lectures. A tentative schedule will be posted in the syllabus.
Lecture is held Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1PM — 2:20PM in Math Tower 4—130.
Grading System As will be discussed at the first class meeting, grading will be based on class participation and problem sets.
Required Syllabi Statements
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teaching syllabi (graduate and undergraduate courses) on the Stony
Brook Campus.
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any, are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation
is confidential.
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