Skip to main content ‘18.726: Algebraic Geometry II’
Table of contents
- Course Info
- Realistic Prerequisites
- Subject Matter
- Course Staff
- Lectures
- Problem Sets
- Exams
- Resources
- Grading
- Advice to Future Students
Course Info
Class Size | 14 |
Hours/Week | 14.2 (7 responses) |
Instructors | Davesh Maulik |
Overall Rating | 7.0/7.0 |
Realistic Prerequisites
- Knowledge of 18.705 and 18.725 is important. Knowledge of other fields like differential geometry and complex analysis are helpful for intuition.
Subject Matter
- The modern approach to algebraic geometry.
Course Staff
- Some students found the professor/TA hard to reach.
- Staff was understanding about extension requests.
Lectures
- Students found the lectures good for guiding intuition and a highlight of the class.
- Textbooks were also helpful.
Problem Sets
- The problem sets were long but reasonable in difficulty.
- Many problems were from the textbook.
- Collaboration was helpful.
Exams
- There was an open book final.
Resources
- The lectures followed Vakil’s The Rising Sea - Foundations of Algebraic Geometry, which students found helpful and well-written.
- Some students also found referring to Hartshorne helpful.
Grading
- Students felt that grading was lenient.
Advice to Future Students
- “Read the textbook and nail the foundations. Also, have the right attitude: appreciate the beauty of the subject as much as you can.”
- “Be ready to grind.”