Math 548 - Geometry, Algebra, and Algorithms

Spring 2018

Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday 10:05 am - 11:20 am
Office: LC 300D
Office Hours: Tuesday 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Wednesday 10:00am - 12:00pm

Textbook:
Ideals, Varieties, and Algorithms, Fourth Edition.
David A. Cox, John Little, Donal O'Shea.

Resources:
Syllabus
Tentative Lecture Schedule
Macaulay2 Webpage
CoCalc (Make a new project, start >_ Terminal, and type M2)

Exam Information:
Midterm 1 Practice
Midterm 1
Midterm 2 Practice
Midterm 2
Final Exam Information
Final Exam (Take home: Due May 8 at 11:30 am)

Assignments:
Problem Set 1 - Due February 1
Problem Set 2 - Due February 15
Problem Set 3 - Due March 8
Problem Set 4 - Due March 29
Problem Set 5 - Due April 19

Macaulay2 Example Files:
January 22: Basics on Polynomials and Ideals
January 24: Univariate Polynomials
February 1: Monomial Orderings
February 22: Gröbner Bases
March 22: Singular Points
April 24: Ideal Operations

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