Graduate Students

Graduate Students

A word of advice to the potential graduate students Quite often I am approached by graduate students who want to work with me toward a PhD thesis. My area of research is mostly on computational algebraic geometry with emphasis on moduli spaces, algebraic curves and their automorphisms, Jacobians etc. For students who intend to work on this area I would recommend to start reading the following books: An introduction to commutative algebra, Atyah & MacDonald Algebraic curves, Fulton   This area requires a strong background in algebra, complex analysis, and algebraic topology.  Courses that I recommend you to take here at Oakland University are as follows:    Algebra   Topology/Analysis  Enter the program with MTH 475-476 or equivalent  Enter the program with MTH 452-453 or equivalent.  MTH 571-572: Algebra I, II MTH 671: Commutative Algebra MTH 672:  Algebraic Geometry MTH 577:  Computational Algebra MTH 670: Algebraic Number Theory MTH 673: Coding Theory  Real Analysis Topology Complex Analysis MTH 561-562: Algebraic Topology Optional courses Arithmetic Geometry (occasionally offered) Algebraic curves It is very important that you pick an advisor by the end of your second year  in graduate school.  Our program has a very strict rule of funding PhD students only for 5 years.   Current graduate students Fred Thompson Lubjana Beshaj Haissam Badih (Computer Science) Former graduate students Galbodayage Wijesiri (2008) Rakinawasan Sanjeewa (2009)

Algebraic Geometry Students More detailed information and suggested readings: Algebraic Geometry