Mastermath Algebraic Geometry, Spring 2012

Schedule

Lectures are on Tuesday from 14.15 to 17.00 in C1.112 at the Science Park of the UvA. See also the mastermath website. There will be no lectures on 27 March and 1 May.

Syllabus

The course will follow the syllabus, at the pace of one lecture per week. For a description of the course, see the syllabus.

Instructors

The lectures are given by: Robin de Jong and Lenny Taelman. The assistants are Maarten Derickx, Jinbi Jin and Weidong Zhuang.

Homework

Every week during the lecture some homework will be assigned. This homework has to be handed in the next week before the start of the lecture, either at the lecture room or by email to Jinbi Jin. While cooperation is encouraged when thinking about the problems, we require students to write up and hand in the homework individually. Copying from others is not cooperation and will not be condoned. You need to pass 7 or more homework sets to be admitted to the oral exam. To obtain the corrected last homework set, please contact one of the assistants after 29 May.

Problem sessions

During the problem sessions students are expected to work on the exercises in the syllabus at the end of each lecture. The instructors will be available for answering questions on the exercises and on the lectures. They also return graded homework with the necessary feedback.

Exam

At the end of the course, each student is required to take an oral exam. The exams will take place on June 11 and 12 at the UvA in room A1.12. On the exam, students will be questioned about the homework exercises. In order to be admitted into the exam, a student has to pass at least 7 of the homework sets. Questions may be asked about all the homework exercises, not just those for which the student has received a pass.