Timeline for How would You encourage graduate students to learn algebraic geometry and/or complex analysis? [closed]
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| Apr 1, 2010 at 21:51 | comment | added | ifk | @Willie: To be honest I've got some alternative, i.e. in Poland there is for example Warsaw University at which mathematics are on similar level as at Jagiellonian University. I think I'll take enterance exams there anyway, but I've heard that my present university is better place to study CA, and this is the reason why I want to stay. | |
| Apr 1, 2010 at 21:24 | vote | accept | ifk | ||
| Apr 1, 2010 at 20:04 | answer | added | Willie Wong | timeline score: 5 | |
| Apr 1, 2010 at 19:38 | comment | added | Willie Wong | @Pete: the OP is Polish and studying at Jagielloni. Your suggestion basically requires him to leave the country (which is not to say is a bad thing). | |
| Apr 1, 2010 at 16:58 | comment | added | Kevin H. Lin | My personal experience: I made several attempts to read Hartshorne in my 3rd and 4th years as an undergraduate. I failed miserably each time and got absolutely nowhere and understood nothing. Advice: Don't try to read Hartshorne on your own; take a course. | |
| Apr 1, 2010 at 15:41 | comment | added | ifk | @Pete: I think about such options as leaving to another university or even studying in two places, but in my country the complex analysis is especially strong at my current university. | |
| Apr 1, 2010 at 15:37 | comment | added | ifk | Of course I'm not asking You about options avalaible at my university, I know what they are. In particular I'm aware of availability of independent study, but as I said I think that at this level regular course may be more profitable. | |
| Apr 1, 2010 at 15:37 | comment | added | ifk | As to background course - I'm after 2-semester course in algebra which covered some Galois theory, 2-semester course in commutative-algebra, and now I'm taking course in algebraic number theory. I'm taking also a course in 1 complex variable. Now it's a little too late to take some course as undergrad, since it's my final semester of my undergraduate studies. The current graduates also (with some few exceptions) are not interested in GA. | |
| Apr 1, 2010 at 15:36 | comment | added | ifk | I was talking about my collegues who are now as I 3rd year undegraduate students, and in upcoming year will be 1st year graduates, not about the ones who are already graduates. | |
| Apr 1, 2010 at 15:24 | comment | added | Pete L. Clark | Are you saying that you plan to continue on for graduate studies at the same university you are now enrolled as an undergraduate? I would recommend against that on general principle, and doubly so in your case. As you point out, it would be better for you to be in a graduate program where some of the other students share your interests. | |
| Apr 1, 2010 at 15:20 | comment | added | Ryan Budney | If you're interested in the subjects there's nothing stopping you from learning them. Moreover, evangelising for a subject can do as much harm as good. Maybe your fellow students are too busy with their work to get interested in what you're interested in. | |
| Apr 1, 2010 at 15:14 | comment | added | user1437 | Surely if these fields are well represented you can do an independent study with a prof, and take graduate courses as an undergrad? Are there any related background courses like commutative algebra and galois theory that you can take? And finally, go talk to a professor who does work in AG or CA. He'll probably know much better than us the available options at your university. If these other students are already graduate students, I don't think the best strategy is to convince the ones that haven't been convinced already to take such courses. | |
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