Foundations of Representation Theory (V3A3/F4A1), Winter 2018/2019
Lecturer: Hans Franzen
Office hours: Please make an appointment by mail.
Lecture
Tuesday, 16(ct)--18 Uhr, Grosser Hoersaal, Wegelerstr. 10.
Friday, 8(ct)--10 Uhr, Grosser Hoersaal, Wegelerstr. 10.
Contents and Literature
Foundations of homological algebra and applications in representation theory
- Assem - Simson - Skowronski --- Elements of the Representation Theory of Associative Algebras, LMS Student Texts
- MacLane --- Categories for the Working Mathematician, Springer
- Kashiwara - Shapira --- Sheaves on Manifolds (Kapitel I), Springer
- Weibel --- An Introduction to Homological Algebra Algebra, Cambridge Studies in Advanced Math.
Exercise sheets
- Sheet 1
- Sheet 2 (Ex. 2 (i) and Ex. 4 corrected)
- Sheet 3
- Sheet 4
- Sheet 5 (Clarification in Ex. 4 as to what the objects and what the morphisms are)
- Sheet 6
- Sheet 7 (Ex. 4 corrected)
- Sheet 8
- Sheet 9
- Sheet 10 (Ex. 1(iv,v) and 2 corrected)
- Sheet 11
- Sheet 12 (Ex. 3(ii) corrected. Hint to Ex. 2(i) added.)
- Sheet 13
Exercise classes
The exercise classes start in the second week.
- Group 1: Wed 08--10, 0.011, Nils Wassmuth
- Group 2: Wed 16--18, 0.011, Calvin Pfeifer
- Group 3: Thu 12--14, N0.003, Felix Schremmer
First exam
Please note the change of venue for the first exam!
Second exam
- Mon 25.03., 9-11, Kleiner Hoersaal
- Here is the second exam and the solutions.
- Review of the exam: Wed 27.03., 13-14, 0.011
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