Category - Commutative Algebra

Reading Material: Sections 4 and 5 of Chapter IV from [BA]. I also recommend reading Chapter 1 of [S] (after having read the material from [BA]).
Exercises: [S]: 1.19, 1.29, 1.35, 1.36, 1.37.

• [BA] A. Knapp, Basic Algebra
• [S] R. Y. Sharp, Steps in Commutative Algebra

Reading Material: Chapters 1, 2, and 3 of [CA]. Please also read Sections §1.1, §1.3, and §1.4 of [B].
Exercises: [CA]: 1.1, 2.14 and 3.20.
[B]: §1.1: 2, 4, 6a, 6b, §1.3: 1, 2, 4, 5, §1.4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

• [B] S. Bosch, Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra
• [CA] J. Milne, A Primer on Commutative Algebra