Resources:
R1) Part 1 of "D-modules, perverse sheaves and representation theory" by Hotta, Takeuchi and Tanisaki
R2) "D-modules" by Arkhipov
R3) "A Primer of algebraic D-modules" by Coutinho (does not have the same layout as R1 and R2)
R4) See "References" in R2.
R5) "Lectures on algebraic D-modules" by Braverman and Chmutova
Time and Venue:
Tues 11am-1pm
67-641
Conditions:
1) 1 hour presentation/discussion/exercises per week.
2) The topic of the following seminar is organised on the day.
3) This is an ambitious topic. For an expedient passage, the audience should read the material and attempt some exercises before the seminar. R2 provides some very nice examples.