by JoeHarris (Author)
This book succeeds brilliantly by concentrating on a number of core topics...and by treating them in a hugely rich and varied way. The author ensures that the reader will learn a large amount of classical material and perhaps more importantly, will also learn that there is no one approach to the subject. The essence lies in the range and interplay of possible approaches. The author is to be congratulated on a work of deep and enthusiastic scholarship. --MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS
Format: Paperback
Pages: 349
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1992
Publisher: Springer
Published: 01 Dec 2010
ISBN 10: 144193099X
ISBN 13: 9781441930996
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J. Harris
Algebraic Geometry
A First Course
This book succeeds brilliantly by concentrating on a number of core topics (the rational normal curve, Veronese and Segre maps, quadrics, projections, Grassmannians, scrolls, Fano varieties, etc.) and by treating them in a hugely rich and varied way. The author ensures that the reader will learn a large amount of classical material and perhaps more importantly, will also learn that there is no one approach to the subject. The essence lies in the range and interplay of possible approaches. The author is to be congratulated on a work of deep and enthusiastic scholarship. -MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS