SF2724 Topics in Mathematics IV, 7.5 hp

Algebra and Geometry through Projective Spaces

Course Web Page - Spring 2015

Schedule

Part 1 (Tilman Bauer)

Tue 20/1, 13-15 in room 3418
Tue 27/1, 13-15 in room 3733
Tue 3/2, 13-15 in room 3733

Part 2 (Mats Boij)

Tue 10/2, 13-15 in room 3733
Tue 17/2, 13-15 in room 3733
Tue 24/2, 13-15 in room 3733
Mon 2/3, 13-15 in room E53 (problem session)

Part 3 (Roy Skjelnes)

Tue 3/3, 13-15 in room 3733
Mon 9/3, 13-15 in room 3733
Tue 17/3, 13-15 in room 3733
Tue 24/3, 13-15 in room 3733 (problem session)

Part 4 (Sandra Di Rocco)

Tue 31/3, 13-15 in room 3733
Tue 14/4, 13-15 in room 3733
Fri 17/4, 13-15 in room 3721

Part 5 (David Rydh)

Tue 28/4,13-15 in room 3733
Tue 5/5,13-15 in room 3733
Tue 12/5,13-15 in room 3733

News (log)

Lecture notes and homework

All chapters: (1—15)

Lecture notes (May 12)

1—Topological spaces (Tilman Bauer)

Lecture notes (Jan 29)

Problem set due February 17

2—Plane curves (Mats Boij)

Lecture notes (Feb 25)

Problem set due March 9

3—Varieties (Roy Skjelnes)

Lecture notes (Mar 20)

Problem set due April 1

4—Toric varieties (Sandra Di Rocco)

Lecture notes (Apr 17)

Problem set due May 15

5—Birational geometry (David Rydh)

Problem set due June 12

Course description

This topics course will use projective spaces as a way to introduce different important concepts of algebra, geometry, and topology. Five teachers will contribute with their views on the subject:


KTH Matematik	Kursansvarig: Mats Boij