Commutative Algebra Student Seminar
Fall 2021
Organizer: Matt Weaver Time: Th 1:30-2:20 Classroom: MATH 215 Description:Discuss techniques and tools in commutative algebra as well as unfamiliar aspects of the subject via a series of talks regarding current research, interesting results, and applications. Open to all mathematics graduate students interested in commutative algebra.
This semester we will be covering selected chapters of the book Integral Closure of Ideals, Rings, and Modules by Irena Swanson and Craig Huneke. Most of the preliminary knowledge will be assumed, but the material is accessible to any student having taken or currently enrolled in MA 557.
Schedule:Below is the schedule of upcoming meetings and the sections of the text we will be discussing that day. In addition to the content, we will also be discussing and presenting solutions to selected exercises.
| Week 1 | August 26 | No Meeting |
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| Week 2 | September 2 | Organizational Meeting |
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| Week 3 | September 9 | § 1.1 - § 1.4 |
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| Week 4 | September 16 | § 1.5 - § 1.8 |
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| Week 5 | September 23 | § 5.1 - § 5.4 |
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| Week 6 | September 30 | No Meeting |
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| Week 7 | October 7 | § 5.5 - § 5.7 |
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| Week 8 | October 14 | § 8.1 - § 8.3 |
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| Week 9 | October 21 | No Meeting |
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| Week 10 | October 28 | § 8.4 - § 8.6 |
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| Week 11 | November 4 | § 8.7 - § 8.9 |
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| Week 12 | November 11 | § 11.1 - § 11.2 |
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| Week 13 | November 18 | No Meeting |
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| Week 14 | November 25 | Thanksgiving Break |
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| Week 15 | December 2 | § 11.3 - § 11.5 |