This book provides a rapid introduction to complex algebraic geometry. It combines the study of algebraic geometry with differential and complex geometry and unifies these subjects using sheaf-theoretic ideas.

This is a relatively fast paced graduate level introduction to complex algebraic geometry, from the basics to the frontier of the subject. It covers sheaf theory, cohomology, some Hodge theory, as well as some of the more algebraic aspects of algebraic geometry. The author frequently refers the reader if the treatment of a certain topic is readily available elsewhere but goes into considerable detail on topics for which his treatment puts a twist or a more transparent viewpoint. His cases of exploration and are chosen very carefully and deliberately. The textbook achieves its purpose of taking new students of complex algebraic geometry through this a deep yet broad introduction to a vast subject, eventually bringing them to the forefront of the topic via a non-intimidating style.

Contains a rapid introduction to complex algebraic geometry Includes background material on topology, manifold theory and sheaf theory Analytic and algebraic approaches are developed somewhat in parallel Easy-going style will not intimidate newcomers to algebraic geometry Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Donu Arapura is a Professor of Mathematics at Purdue University. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1985. Dr. Arapura's primary research includes algebraic geometry, and he has written and co-written several publications ranging from Hodge cycles to cohomology.

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This textbook is a strong addition to existing introductory literature on algebraic geometry. The author's treatment combines the study of algebraic geometry with differential and complex geometry and unifies these subjects using sheaf-theoretic ideas. It is also an ideal text for showing students the connections between algebraic geometry, complex geometry, and topology, and brings the reader close to the forefront of research in Hodge theory and related fields.

Unique features of this textbook:

Contains a rapid introduction to complex algebraic geometry
Includes background material on topology, manifold theory and sheaf theory
Analytic and algebraic approaches are developed somewhat in parallel The presentation is easy going, elementary, and well illustrated with examples.

Algebraic Geometry over the Complex Numbers is intended for graduate level courses in algebraic geometry and related fields. It can be used as a main text for a second semester graduate course in algebraic geometry with emphasis on sheaf theoretical methods or a more advanced graduate course on algebraic geometry and Hodge Theory.

Inhalt
Preface.- 1. Plane Curves.- 2. Manifolds and Varieties via Sheaves.- 3. More Sheaf Theory.- 4. Sheaf Cohomology.- 5. de Rham Cohomoloy of Manifolds.- 6. Riemann Surfaces.- 7. Simplicial Methods.- 8. The Hodge Theorem for Riemann Manifolds.- 9. Toward Hodge Theory for Complex Manifolds.- 10. Kahler Manifolds.- 11. A Little Algebraic Surface Theory.- 12. Hodge Structures and Homological Methods.- 13. Topology of Families.- 14. The Hard Lefschez Theorem.- 15. Coherent Sheaves.- 16. Computation of Coherent Sheaves.- 17. Computation of some Hodge numbers.- 18. Deformation Invariance of Hodge Numbers.- 19. Analogies and Conjectures.- References.- Index.