MATH 214BIntroduction to Algebraic Geometry
Mathematics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Cohomology of coherent sheaves. Flat morphisms, smooth morphisms. Riemann-Roch theorem for curves. Projective embeddings of curves, elliptic curves, canonical embedding. Introduction to birational geometry in higher dimensions.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
- Spring 2026
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 214A.
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MATH 214B
- MATH 214AIntroduction to Algebraic Geometry
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