Homepage http://math.stanford.edu/~galatius/111W08/
Classes TTh 9:30 - 10:45 in 380-D
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Textbook Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms, by Cox, Little and O'Shea. We will cover most of chapters 1-4 (and probably a little bit of chapter 8).
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| Midterm | Take-home, due 2/12 |
| Final | Take-home, due 3/20 |
Grades Homework 20%, Midterm 40%, Final exam 40%.
Lecture plan. You can find a schedule of covered material here.
Computer Algebra Many homework problems will have a calculational aspect. In non-trivial examples, calculations can be time-consuming to do by hand, and we will often make use of computer algebra systems, for in-class examples and for homework problems. In-class examples we will use the free program Singular. Homework #1 below will ask you to get access to such a system.
Homework problems will be posted below, about a week before they are due. You are encouraged to discuss the problems with each other, but you must work on your own when you write them down. Late homework will not be accepted under any circumstances, but your lowest homework score will be thrown away before calculating the average.
| Due date | Problems |
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| 1/22 | §1.1#1; §1.2#5,6,11; §1.4#2 and this exercise. Some solutions. |
| 1/29 | §1.4#3; §1.5#3; §2.2#7(a,b),10 and these exercises. |
| 2/5 | §2.2#11,12; §2.3#1,3,6; §2.4#2,11(a). Here's my implementation of the division algorithm in Singular. |
| 2/12 | Midterm due 4PM |
| 2/19 | §2.6#1,4,5,6; §2.7#2,3. |
| 2/26 | §2.8#1,3,11; §3.1#2(a,b,c),4,5,6(a,c) (some typos in the text in 6a). |
| 3/4 | §4.1#2,4,7; §4.2#1,3,7,14. |
| 3/11 | §4.3#6,7,8(a,c),12 and these exercises. |
| 3/20 | Final due 4PM (deadline is strict). |