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Math 5399 Homological Algebra, Fall 2011

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(in MA 251)
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TR 9:30–10:50 am in MA 115
Lars Winther Christensen
T 8:30–9:20 am, W 4:00–6:00 pm, and R 2:00–3:20 pm,
or by appointment
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Handouts and Links

Date Handout / link
15 Nov Derived Category Methods in Commutative Algebra (DCMCA) Chapter 4–5
1 Nov Derived Category Methods in Commutative Algebra (DCMCA) Chapter 3
12 Oct Derived Category Methods in Commutative Algebra (DCMCA) Chapter 2
6 Sep Derived Category Methods in Commutative Algebra (DCMCA) Chapter 1
28 Aug A survey of the history of Homological algebra by Charles A. Wiebel
25 Aug Syllabus and policies

Reading and Self-assessment Problems

Date In class (pp.) Suggested problems Next class (pp.)
6 Dec 126–126
1 Dec 123–125 E 5.1.4, E 5.1.5 125–133
29 Nov E 5.1.2 123–126
22 Nov 121–123; 112 E 5.1.1, E 5.1.3 123–126
17 Nov 112–119; 112 E 4.3.3, E 4.3.4 121–126
15 Nov 78–78; 112 E 2.5.11, E 4.3.1 112–117
10 Nov 73–78 E 2.5.3, E 2.5.4 78–82
8 Nov 67–72 E 2.5.1, E 2.1.18 73–82
3 Nov 61–67 E 2.3.3, E 2.5.2 67–76
1 Nov 53–61 E 2.3.1, E 2.4.1 61–70
27 Oct 48–52 E 2.2.1, E 2.2.5 53–59
25 Oct 44–47 E 2.1.16, E 2.1.17 48–54
20 Oct 39–43 E 2.1.9, E 2.1.10 44–49
18 Oct 33–38 E 2.1.1, E 2.1.2 39–47
13 Oct 29–31 E 1.4.6, E 1.4.7 33–38
6 Oct 27–29 E 1.4.1, E 1.4.3 29–31
4 Oct 23–25 E 1.3.25, E 1.3.27 27–31
29 Sep No class 23–25
27 Sep 20–23; E 1.3.17, E 1.3.18
22 Sep 17–20; E 1.3.6, E 1.3.9 17–25
20 Sep 13–17; E 1.2.3, E 1.3.3 17–21
15 Sep 9–13; E 1.1.4, E 1.1.10 13–17
13 Sep 4–8; E 1.1.7, E 1.1.8 9–13
8 Sep xxiii–4; DCMCA E 1.1.4, E 1.1.5 4–11
6 Sep 29–31; 11–15 Rotman 1.7, 1.18 xxiii–11 in DCMCA
1 Sep 20–28 Rotman 1.5, 1.6 29–31; 11–15
30 Aug 7–10; 16–20 1.2, 1.3 20–28
25 Aug 1–7 7–18

Homework

Date Assigned problems Due date
17 Nov E 4.3.2 and E 5.1.1 1 Dec
10 Nov E 2.5.6 and E 2.5.7 17 Nov
3 Nov E 2.3.1 10 Nov
27 Oct E 2.1.19 and E 2.2.3 3 Nov
20 Oct E 2.1.16 and E 2.1.17 27 Oct
13 Oct E 1.4.5 and E 2.1.5 20 Oct
6 Oct E 1.3.24 and E 1.3.26 13 Oct
29 Sep E 1.3.19 and E 1.3.25 6 Oct
22 Sep E 1.3.1 and E 1.3.13 4 Oct
15 Sep E 1.1.12 and E 1.2.2 22 Sep
8 Sep Rotman 1.18 and DCMCA E 1.1.6 15 Sep
1 Sep Rotman 1.8 and 1.13 8 Sep
25 Aug Rotman 1.1 and 1.4 1 Sep

Grades

The graded work comprises homework assignments and two (2) take-home exams; they count towards the final grade with weights as follows:

Homework:  50%
Exams:  50%  (25% each)
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