An Invitation to Algebraic Geometry

An Invitation to Algebraic Geometry by Karen E. Smith, Lauri Kahanpää, Pekka Kekäläinen, William Traves.

The aim of this book is to describe the underlying principles of algebraic geometry, some of its important developments in the twentieth century, and some of the problems that occupy its practitioners today. It is intended for the working or the aspiring mathematician who is unfamiliar with algebrai...

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Main Authors: Smith, Karen E. (Author), Kahanpää, Lauri (Author), Kekäläinen, Pekka (Author), Traves, William (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2000.
Edition:1st ed. 2000.
Series:Universitext,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Algebraic geometry.
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Summary:The aim of this book is to describe the underlying principles of algebraic geometry, some of its important developments in the twentieth century, and some of the problems that occupy its practitioners today. It is intended for the working or the aspiring mathematician who is unfamiliar with algebraic geometry but wishes to gain an appreciation of its foundations and its goals with a minimum of prerequisites. Few algebraic prerequisites are presumed beyond a basic course in linear algebra.
Physical Description:XVI, 164 p. online resource.
ISBN:9781475744972
ISSN:0172-5939
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4757-4497-2

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