MTH426: An introduction to algebraic curves.

Notes.

      • Module 1 (last updated 2019-09-30)
      • DVRs (posted on 2019-09-09).
      • Quasi Projective varieties (posted on 2019-11-20).
        • Edited on 2019-11-26 : part in Corollary 1.23 which was missed due to error (and was obvious given the previous Lemma) has now been added.

Exercises.

      • 2019-08-16 (Friday). (Not to be submitted, updated on 2019-08-23).
        • Errata to original sheet: (Problem 11 : k should be finite for second part.)
      • 2019-08-23 (Friday). (Not to be submitted, uploaded on 2019-08-24).
        • Errata to original sheet: (Problem 1(2) corrected).
      • 2019-09-09 (Monday). (To be submitted by 2019-09-17).
        • Errata to original sheet: (Problem 2 and 6 corrected),

References.

(Primary text) Fulton, W., Algebraic curves: An introduction to algebraic geometry. (Web Version).

(Primary commutative algebra text) Atiyah, M. F. and I. G. Macdonald, Introduction to commutative algebra.

A more advanced reader may be interested in the following texts:

Shafarevich, I. R., Basic algebraic geometry (Vol. 1-2).

Hartshorne, R., Algebraic geometry.

Mumford, D., The red book of varieties and schemes.

(Commutative Algebra):

Eisenbud, D., Commutative Algebra: with a view toward algebraic geometry.

(There are several scanned versions that are available on the web as suggested by a quick google search. Some of these must also be available in the institute library. Ask me if you cannot find one).