Mathematics

General goals. To acquire basic notions and skills in algebraic geometry. Specific goals. Knowledge and comprehension: at the end of the course the student will have learnt basic notions and results on affine and projective varieties, quasi-projective varieties, dimension, and first local/global properties. Applied knowledge and comprehension: at the end of the course the student will the skill to go into and appreciate modern algebraic geometry. Critical development: the student will appreciate the interaction between different fields such as commutative algebra, complex analysis, analytic and projective geometry. Communication skills: the ability to make a clear presentation of parts of the theory introduced in the course. Learning skills: the knowledge acquired will be useful in studying more specialized courses in algebraic and complex geometry.