Math 465/565 — Fall 2012
Introduction to Algebraic Geometry

Meeting Time & Location: MWF 1:00-1:50, HBH 453

Instructor: Brian Lehmann

Email: blehmann at rice.edu

Office: 440 Brown HMS

Office Hours: Monday 2-3, Wednesday 11-12

Text: There is no required text. We will cover roughly the material from Basic Algebraic Geometry I by Shafarevich. There are also free online notes by R. Vakil and A. Gathmann -- although both of these use more technology than we will develop, they may be useful.

Course materials: Syllabus, Announcement, Lecture Plan

Assignments:

• Homework 1, due 8/29 (last edited: 8/24)
• Homework 2, due 9/5
• Homework 3, due 9/12 (last edited: 9/11)
• Homework 4, extended to 9/21 (last edited: 9/19)
• Homework 5, due 9/26 (minor typos fixed: 9/25)
• Homework 6, due 10/3
• Homework 7, due 10/10 (typos fixed: 10/10)
• Homework 8, due 10/17 (1b clarified: 10/16)
• Homework 9, due 10/24
• Homework 10, due 10/31
• Homework 11, due 11/7
• Homework 12, due 11/14 (problem 4 fixed: 11/12)
• Homework 13, due 11/21
• Homework 14, due 11/30