Post #1905738
2026-04-24 20:08 UTC
@jdw well based on skimming the intros to some alg geometry books (Gortz-Wedhorn and Vakil) I think I clearly need to at least review some theory of commutative rings/ideals/modules
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@jdw@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-24 20:20
@maxsnew If those two are your options and you care about having a little bit of joy in your life, I would advise you to got with Vakil :) The algebraic prerequisites are also pretty minimal (knowing the definitions of rings and modules, quotient rings and localization but without any theorems should be sufficient I think (although more is always better of course)). Virtually all techniques and results from commutative algebra are developed on the go. And this is in my opinion one of the most beautiful books on the most beautiful subject in mathematics :)