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Algebraic Geometry

Tom Braden, Eduardo Cattani, Peter Dalakov, Paul Gunnells, Paul Hacking, Eyal Markman, Ivan Mirkovic, Peter Norman, Alexei Oblomkov, Eric Sommers, Jenia Tevelev, Giancarlo Urzua, Tom Weston

Faculty members doing research in Algebraic Geometry participate in the Five College Valley Geometry Seminar. This seminar features talks intended for a general audience with geometric interests of some form or other. A more technical Algebraic Geometry Reading Seminar meets weekly before the VGS and concentrates on most recent and exciting developments in Algebraic Geometry. Another goal of this seminar is to introduce interested graduate students to possible directions of research in Algebraic Geometry.

The Algebraic Geometry group at Umass Amherst coorganizes AGNES: Algebraic Geometry Northeastern Series, a biannual regional conference in Algebraic Geometry with an emphasis on graduate students and young researchers.

In addition to regularly scheduled graduate courses, we offer reading courses, independent study projects, Honors Thesis advising, and REU (research experience for undergraduates) projects for interested graduate and undergraduate students.



Recent Graduate Topics Courses:
  • Math 697AA: Convex Polytopes and Toric Varieties (Tom Braden, S05)
  • Math 697AG: Introduction to Algebraic Geometry (Eyal Markman, F07)
  • Math 697B: Introduction to Riemann Surfaces (Eyal Markman, F06)
  • Math 697B: Introduction to Riemann Surfaces (Tom Weston, F08)
  • Math 697D: Introduction to Algebraic Groups (Eric Sommers, S05)
  • Math 697G: Introduction to Algebraic Geometry (Tom Weston, S06)
  • Math 697LA: Introduction to Lie Algebras (Eric Sommers, S10)
  • Math 797AG: Algebraic Geometry II (Jenia Tevelev, S08)
  • Math 797AT: Algebraic Topology (Tom Braden, S10)
  • Math 797D: Topology and Geometry of Singular Spaces (Paul Gunnells, S06)
  • Math 797E: Homological Algebra (Ivan Mirkovic, S06)
  • Math 797V: Complex Alg. Surfaces (Eyal Markman, S09)


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