Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry. MATH 441, MATH 741, MATH 819, Spring 2014. Instructor : Dr. Michael Monagan. Office: K10501 Shrum Science E-mail: mmonagan@cecm.sfu.ca URL: www.cecm.sfu.ca/~mmonagan Tel: (778) 778-4279 Lab: (778) 782-5617 Marker: Mr. Navid Alaei Email: naa15@sfu.ca Classes: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30-4:20pm in AQ 5016 Final exam: 24 hour take home final, Thursday April 24th. Course webpage: www.cecm.sfu.ca/~mmonagan/teaching/MATH441S14 Course text and course outline. "Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms: An Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra." Cox, Little, O'Shea, 3rd edition, Springer-Verlag. Chapter 1 (2 weeks) Geometry, Algebra, Algorithms. Chapter 2 (3 weeks) Groebner Bases. Chapter 3 (2 weeks) Elimination Theory. Chapter 4 (3 weeks) The Algebra-Geometry Dictionary Chapter 5 (1 week) Polynomial and rational functions on a variety Chapter 6 (1 week) Applications GRADING MATH 441 and MATH 741 MATH 819 6 Assignments 60% 60% Final exam 40% 30% Course project --- 10% Assignment Cheating Policy It is fine to collaborate on assignment questions. Just be prepared to explain your solutions to me. If you copy someones solutions on an assignment you will get zero for the whole assignment. Do not lend your assignment solutions to another student. If you do, and that student copies your solutions, you too will get zero for your assignment. All instances of cheating will be notified to the chair of the department. Maple We will be using Maple for calculations throughout the course. Maple 17 is available in all the instructional labs and assignment lab in the AQ and in the library. Older versions of Maple will be fine for this course. I have obtained a special discount offer for purchasing Maple for $75 + taxes. The Promo Code is : AP76814-879A1. See handout. The regular price for students is $99 from www.maplesoft.com.