--- product_id: 8855226 title: "Commutative Algebra: with a View Toward Algebraic Geometry (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 150)" price: "£37.58" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8855226-commutative-algebra-with-a-view-toward-algebraic-geometry-graduate-texts store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Commutative Algebra: with a View Toward Algebraic Geometry (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 150) **Price:** £37.58 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Commutative Algebra: with a View Toward Algebraic Geometry (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 150) - **How much does it cost?** £37.58 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8855226-commutative-algebra-with-a-view-toward-algebraic-geometry-graduate-texts) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Commutative Algebra is best understood with knowledge of the geometric ideas that have played a great role in its formation, in short, with a view towards algebraic geometry. The author presents a comprehensive view of commutative algebra, from basics, such as localization and primary decomposition, through dimension theory, differentials, homological methods, free resolutions and duality, emphasizing the origins of the ideas and their connections with other parts of mathematics. Many exercises illustrate and sharpen the theory and extended exercises give the reader an active part in complementing the material presented in the text. One novel feature is a chapter devoted to a quick but thorough treatment of Grobner basis theory and the constructive methods in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry that flow from it. Applications of the theory and even suggestions for computer algebra projects are included. This book will appeal to readers from beginners to advanced students of commutative algebra or algebraic geometry. To help beginners, the essential ideals from algebraic geometry are treated from scratch. Appendices on homological algebra, multilinear algebra and several other useful topics help to make the book relatively self- contained. Novel results and presentations are scattered throughout the text. Review: Excellent book - I started reading it only recently and made past first 3 chapters. So this review is less about the specifics of the content, but about the general style. First, it is a delight to read. The clarity is excellent. It's understood that part of the clarity is based on reader's background! I didn't major in mathematics, and mine is an effort to (try to) learn some aspects of commutative algebra. Even with that sort of limited background of a beginner, I was able to tread through the material - as far as I read. Second, the motivation and historical backgrounds are fantastic. Especially for someone who may not know a lot about connections with other areas, this was a great help in putting things in perspective. One downside is that it makes the chapter a little more verbose than it needs to be for a quick access. But then for me it was a virtue; someone else may not find it so. Finally, the book doesn't have a strict linear flow. So it is somewhat easier, especially for an expert, to just pick a chapter and start reading it. A feature that I enjoy a lot in general, although I am not an expert in this area by any stretch. Review: Great companion to Hartshorne. - I cannot comment much on this book as a first experience to commutative algebra, but as a reference and particularly a companion to Hartshorne it is irreplacable (as noted in the intro, "a view toward algebraic geometry" is meant as a reference to Algebraic Geometry, the title of Hartshorne). In particular, all the algebraic results which are assumed in that title are proven here. As someone who loves seeing the details worked out, this is fantastic. In addition, reading this after having done a little algebraic geometry can be enlightening as Eisenbud likes to work in geometric examples wherever applicable -- albeit at the expense of a first-time reader. The book is extremely comprehensive as well, any time I have a question which can be phrased purely algebraically, Eisenbud is my first reference. On the other hand, this makes it the heaviest book on my shelf even as a paperback. 800 pages! There is one section I did learn from as a first source, the introduction to homological algebra in the appendices which I found to be really well-done. It certainly isn't done in the generality or depth as Weibel, but if you are only interested in modules over a ring or the easy generalizations to quasi-coherent modules on a scheme, this is a great place to learn the essentials of things like derived functors, spectral sequences, and even a cursory intro to derived categories that allowed me to get into Weibel's derived category chapter with ease. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #176,245 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Group Theory (Books) #8 in Algebraic Geometry (Books) #125 in Algebra | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 91 Reviews | ## Images ![Commutative Algebra: with a View Toward Algebraic Geometry (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 150) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61PvDDXRkNL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent book *by A***R on August 22, 2011* I started reading it only recently and made past first 3 chapters. So this review is less about the specifics of the content, but about the general style. First, it is a delight to read. The clarity is excellent. It's understood that part of the clarity is based on reader's background! I didn't major in mathematics, and mine is an effort to (try to) learn some aspects of commutative algebra. Even with that sort of limited background of a beginner, I was able to tread through the material - as far as I read. Second, the motivation and historical backgrounds are fantastic. Especially for someone who may not know a lot about connections with other areas, this was a great help in putting things in perspective. One downside is that it makes the chapter a little more verbose than it needs to be for a quick access. But then for me it was a virtue; someone else may not find it so. Finally, the book doesn't have a strict linear flow. So it is somewhat easier, especially for an expert, to just pick a chapter and start reading it. A feature that I enjoy a lot in general, although I am not an expert in this area by any stretch. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great companion to Hartshorne. *by O***5 on January 29, 2014* I cannot comment much on this book as a first experience to commutative algebra, but as a reference and particularly a companion to Hartshorne it is irreplacable (as noted in the intro, "a view toward algebraic geometry" is meant as a reference to Algebraic Geometry, the title of Hartshorne). In particular, all the algebraic results which are assumed in that title are proven here. As someone who loves seeing the details worked out, this is fantastic. In addition, reading this after having done a little algebraic geometry can be enlightening as Eisenbud likes to work in geometric examples wherever applicable -- albeit at the expense of a first-time reader. The book is extremely comprehensive as well, any time I have a question which can be phrased purely algebraically, Eisenbud is my first reference. On the other hand, this makes it the heaviest book on my shelf even as a paperback. 800 pages! There is one section I did learn from as a first source, the introduction to homological algebra in the appendices which I found to be really well-done. It certainly isn't done in the generality or depth as Weibel, but if you are only interested in modules over a ring or the easy generalizations to quasi-coherent modules on a scheme, this is a great place to learn the essentials of things like derived functors, spectral sequences, and even a cursory intro to derived categories that allowed me to get into Weibel's derived category chapter with ease. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars *by V***A on September 28, 2014* Excellent book. 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