Algebraic Geometry II: schemes,

coherent sheaves, & cohomology

professor: Tyler Foster

office: 1859 East Hall

email: tyfoster@umich.edu

lecture: MWF 3-4pm, in room 3866 in East Hall

office hours: F 1-3pm (or by appointment), in my office

link to syllabus

link to our textbook (free)

note: We will be using Ravi Vakil's notes The Rising Sea: Foundations of Algebraic Geometry as our textbook. Ravi has compiled a version specifically for this class. Many homework exercises and reading assignments will come directly from this text. All exercise #s, page #s, section #s etc. will refer to the copy linked to above. Ravi's notes are a work in progress, and he asks that, in return for letting us use his notes as our textbook, you send him any corrections (even tiny ones), suggestions, and questions you come across (with the exception of ﬁgures, formatting, and index issues).
I really like having a hard copy of a text that I can write in as I work through the material. Dollar Bill Copying, located near the department at 611 Church St., has a copy of our text and will print a two-volume hard copy for you for around $63.18. I recommend making the investment. Here is a link to a site where you can preorder the two-volume hard copy.

link to homework assignments

additional resources:

The Geometry of Schemes, by David Eisenbud & Joe Harris

The Stacks project, maintained by Aise Johan de Jong

Calendar for the Student Algebraic Geometry Seminar at University of Michigan

Calendar for the Algebraic Geometry Seminar at University of Michigan

Upcoming conferences in algebraic geometry, maintained by Ravi Vakil