Meeting times: T-Th 2-3:15pm, MSB Room 110
email: firstname.lastname@youknowwhat.edu
Office Hours: By appointment or Thursdays after class.
This is a course on homological algebra. Its origins can be traced back to the works of Riemann, Betti and Poincaré. If you are curious about the history take a look at this article by Charles Weibel.
Course notes:
They will be posted here.
Attendance:
This will be the most important component of your grade. More than two unexcused absences will result in a reduction in your grade by a full letter grade.
References:
There are no required texts for this course. However, here are some resources:
Notes by Eloísa Grifo.
Notes by Sophie Morel.
Notes taken by Alex Horawa for a course taught by Harm Derksen. Chapter 2 provides a nice and short motivation coming from algebraic topology.
Weibel's book 'An introduction to homological algebra'.
Four lectures by Beilinson of a more advanced nature that may be accessed here.
An English translation, by Marcia Barr and Michael Barr, of Grothendieck's Tohoku paper.