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Highlights
- This is a comprehensive review of commutative algebra, from localization and primary decomposition through dimension theory, homological methods, free resolutions and duality, emphasizing the origins of the ideas and their connections with other parts of mathematics.
- Author(s): David Eisenbud
- 800 Pages
- Mathematics, Algebra
- Series Name: Graduate Texts in Mathematics
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Book Synopsis
This is a comprehensive review of commutative algebra, from localization and primary decomposition through dimension theory, homological methods, free resolutions and duality, emphasizing the origins of the ideas and their connections with other parts of mathematics. The book gives a concise treatment of Grobner basis theory and the constructive methods in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry that flow from it. Many exercises included.
Review Quotes
D. Eisenbud
Commutative Algebra with a View Toward Algebraic Geometry
"This text has personality--Those familiar with Eisenbud"s own research will recognize its traces in his choice of topics and manner of approach. The book conveys infectious enthusiasm and the conviction that research in the field is active and yet accessible."--MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS