A course in commutative algebra

This textbook offers a thorough, modern introduction into commutative algebra. It is intented mainly to serve as a guide for a course of one or two semesters, or for self-study. The carefully selected subject matter concentrates on the concepts and results at the center of the field. The book mainta...

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Main Author: Kemper, Gregor, 1963-
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2011.
Dordrecht ; New York : [2011]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 246 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Graduate texts in mathematics ; 256.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Algebra-Geometry Lexicon. 1. Hilbertʹs Nullstellensatz
  • 2. Noetherian and Artinian Rings
  • 3. The Zariski Topology
  • 4. A Summary of the Lexicon
  • Part II. Dimension. 5. Krull Dimension and Transcendence Degree
  • 6. Localization
  • 7. The Principal Ideal Theorem
  • 8. Integral Extensions
  • Part III. Computational Methods. 9. Grobner Bases
  • 10. Fibers and Images of Morphisms Revisited
  • 11. Hilbert Series and Dimension
  • Part IV. Local Rings. 12. Dimension Theory
  • 13. Regular Local Rings
  • 14. Rings of Dimension One
  • Solutions of Some Exercises.