Algebraic Geometry

by Robin Hartshorne

Paper Book, 2006

Status

Available

Call number

516.35

Genres

General Nonfiction

Science & Nature

Nonfiction

Collection

Your library

Publication

New York, Springer

Description

An introduction to abstract algebraic geometry, with the only prerequisites being results from commutative algebra, which are stated as needed, and some elementary topology. More than 400 exercises distributed throughout the book offer specific examples as well as more specialised topics not treated in the main text, while three appendices present brief accounts of some areas of current research. This book can thus be used as textbook for an introductory course in algebraic geometry following a basic graduate course in algebra. Robin Hartshorne studied algebraic geometry with Oscar Zariski and David Mumford at Harvard, and with J.-P. Serre and A. Grothendieck in Paris. He is the author of "Residues and Duality", "Foundations of Projective Geometry", "Ample Subvarieties of Algebraic Varieties", and numerous research titles.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member bluelephant

I struggled through its first three chapters during two grad courses at UIUC. I didn't quite understand what I was doing at the very end but I found the whole thing enjoyable and sometimes even fun.

This is the main reference when it comes to Algebraic Geometry. It's brief and it goes to the point.

It's not an encyclpedia but a text book. I recommend it mixed with a few pieces from Shafarevich and Mumford, a good book on commutative algebra (I use Atiyah's), and some salt.

Oh! And remember: If you don't find a certain basic result, it's one of the exercises.

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