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MATH 546
Commutative Algebra -1
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester
Fall 2025-2026
Course
MATH 546 -
Commutative Algebra -1
Time/Place
Time
Week Day
Place
Date
08:40-10:30
Mon
FENS-G059
Sep 29, 2025-Jan 3, 2026
12:40-13:30
Tue
FENS-G059
Sep 29, 2025-Jan 3, 2026
Level of course
Masters
Course Credits
SU Credit:3, ECTS:10
Prerequisites
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Corequisites
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Course Type
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Ayesha Asloob Qureshi
- Email: aqureshi@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
It is an introductory course on commutative algebra, based on the book of M. F. Atiyah and I. G. Macdonald, titled “Introduction to commutative algebra”. This course aims to cover the following topics. 1. Rings and ideals 2. Rings and Modules of fractions 3. Primary decomposition 4. Integral Dependence and valuations 5. Noether Normalization 6. Chain conditions 7. Noetherian and Artinian rings 8. The Nullstellensatz and Spec of a ring 9. Zariski topology on Spec of a ring 10. Graded rings and modules 11. Dimension theory
Course Learning Outcomes:
Course Objective
To understand the basics of commutative ring theory
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Course Materials
Resources:
Lecture notes
Text book: Introduction to Commutative Ring Theory (Attiyah, Macdonald)
Text book: Introduction to Commutative Ring Theory (Attiyah, Macdonald)