Download or read book Algebraic Geometry written by Robin Hartshorne and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1977-12-19 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to abstract algebraic geometry. It includes more than 400 exercises that offer specific examples as well as more specialized topics. From the reviews: "Enables the reader to make the drastic transition between the basic, intuitive questions about affine and projective varieties with which the subject begins, and the elaborate general methodology of schemes and cohomology employed currently to answer these questions." --MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS