Math 602 Course Webpage

Commutative Algebra

Spring 2016, Duke University


General information | Course description | Homework assignments | Grading policies | Other texts | Links

General information

Lecture: Monday and Wednesday, 13:25 – 14:40, Physics Building 227
Office hours: Wednesday, 12:00 – 13:20, Physics 209

Contact information for the Instructor

Name: Prof. Ezra Miller (you should call me "Ezra")
Address: Mathematics Department, Duke University, Box 90320, Durham, NC 27708-0320
Office: Physics 209
Phone: (919) 660-2846
Email: ezramath.duke.edu
Webpages: http://math.duke.edu/~ezra
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Course webpage: you're already looking at it... but it's http://math.duke.edu/~ezra/602/602.html


Course description

Course content: Commutative algebra, by David Eisenbud, roughly Chapters 2 – 15 Prerequisite: Math 601


Homework

Unless otherwise specified, all problems are from Eisenbud's textbook, Commutative Algebra. Check here two weeks before each homework is due, or one and a half weeks before each exam is due, for the specifics of the assignments. If an assignment hasn't been posted, and you think it should have been, please do email me. Sometimes I encounter problems (such as, for example, the department's servers going down) while posting assignments; other times, I might simply have neglected to copy the assignment into the appropriate directory, or to set the permissions properly.

Assignment Due Date Problems
Homework #1
Mon.   1 February in PDF or LaTeX
Homework #2
Mon. 15 February in PDF or LaTeX
Midterm 1 Wed. 24 February in PDF or LaTeX
Homework #3
Mon. 7 March in PDF or LaTeX
Homework #4
Mon. 28 March in PDF or LaTeX
Midterm 2 Wed.   6 April in PDF or LaTeX
Homework #5
Wed. 20 April in PDF or LaTeX
Final exam Thu.  5 May, 19:00 in PDF or LaTeX


Grading policies

Homework policies Final course grades will be determined as follows:


Other useful texts

Level Title Author(s) Publisher, date
Lower Ideals, varieties, and algorithms (2nd ed.) Cox, Little, O'Shea Springer, 1997
Comparable Introduction to commutative algebra (∞ ed.) Atiyah & Macdonald Westview, 1994
Comparable Commutative ring theory (2nd ed.) Matsumura Cambridge, 1989
Comparable A Singular introduction to commutative algebra (2nd ed.) Greuel & Pfister Springer, 2008
Comparable Computational methods in commutative algebra & algebraic geometry Vasconcelos Springer, 1998
Higher Cohen-Macaulay rings (revised ed.) Bruns & Herzog Cambridge, 1998


Links

University academic links Departmental links


The fine print

I will do my best to keep this web page for Math 602 current, but this web page is not intended to be a substitute for attendance. Students are held responsible for all announcements and all course content delivered in class.
Many thanks are due to Jeremy Martin and Vic Reiner, who provided templates for this webpage.


The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the page author. The contents of this page have not been reviewed or approved by Duke University.

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