Timeline for Best algebraic geometry textbook? (other than Hartshorne)
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| Sep 29, 2011 at 2:36 | comment | added | Claudio Gorodski | I totally, absolutely agree about Shafarevitch being the best textbook. | |
| Jun 1, 2010 at 21:16 | comment | added | The Mathemagician | @ Alison I second your vote,Alison. | |
| Oct 25, 2009 at 22:02 | comment | added | Ilya Nikokoshev | Yes, it might be good idea to include volume 2 in the answer as well, the book is highly readable. | |
| Oct 25, 2009 at 20:27 | comment | added | Alison Miller | Shafarevich also has a Volume 2, on schemes and advanced topics. I'd say that both books are suitable for a graduate-level introduction, and are my vote for best algebraic geometry textbook. | |
| Oct 25, 2009 at 14:25 | comment | added | Charles Siegel | The Cox, Little, O'Shea books are what I use when introducing the subject to someone with less background, or more concrete interests. They tend to work very well (advising a freshman through IVA this semester, actually.) | |
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| Oct 25, 2009 at 11:03 | history | answered | Michael Hoffman | CC BY-SA 2.5 |