Learning Path — Algebraic Geometry
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Entry / bridge route
Proofs & Mathematical Writing
Read quantified statements; write direct, contrapositive, contradiction and induction arguments.
Book of Proof — Richard Hammack. Direct open PDF
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You can explain the quantifiers in a statement and write these forms of proof without relying on a worked solution.
Linear Algebra
Work with vector spaces, bases, linear maps, kernels, rank and eigenvalues.
Linear Algebra — Jim Hefferon. Open online text / archive
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You can prove rank–nullity, change bases and distinguish diagonalizable maps from general linear maps.
Abstract Algebra & Galois Theory
Use groups, rings, ideals, quotient constructions and field extensions.
Abstract Algebra: Theory and Applications — Thomas W. Judson. Open online text / archive
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You can construct quotient groups and rings correctly and state the assumptions of the isomorphism theorems.
Commutative Algebra
Study modules, localization, prime ideals and Noetherian arguments.
A Primer of Commutative Algebra — J. S. Milne. Direct open PDF
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You can localize a ring or module, work with prime ideals and check exactness in basic module examples.
Point-Set Topology
Understand open sets, continuity, products, quotients and compactness.
Topology Without Tears — Sidney A. Morris. Direct open PDF
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You can prove statements using these definitions and produce basic separation or compactness counterexamples.
Category Theory
Understand functors, natural transformations, limits and adjunctions through examples.
Category Theory in Context — Emily Riehl. Direct open PDF
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You can express a universal property and verify a natural transformation or an adjunction in a concrete example.
Sheaves & gluing
Study restriction maps, stalks and the local-to-global gluing condition in the linked text.
The Rising Sea: Foundations of Algebraic Geometry — Ravi Vakil. Direct open PDF
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You can distinguish a presheaf from a sheaf, use stalks and check the gluing axiom on basic examples.
Algebraic Geometry
Move from varieties to schemes; select a first course before research references.
Algebraic Geometry — J. S. Milne. Direct open PDF
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You have worked with affine schemes and gluing; skip introductory review only, not the prerequisites of an advanced text.
Research reading: additional tools
Choose according to the particular text, not as an obligation to complete every foundation again.
Homological Algebra
Work with chain complexes, homology, exact sequences and resolutions.
Notes on Basic Homological Algebra — Andrew Baker. Direct open PDF
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You can compute elementary homology and explain kernels, cokernels and exactness; deeper derived-functor gaps may remain.