TY - GEN AU - Kunz, Ernst AU - Belshoff, Richard G. (tr.) TI - Introduction to plane algebraic curves SN - 9780817643812 U1 - 512.44 KUN PY - 2005/// CY - Boston PB - Birkhäuser KW - Courbes planes KW - Curves, Algebraic. KW - Curves, Plane KW - Singularities (Mathematics) KW - Mathematics KW - Field theory (Physics) Algebraic topology KW - Commutative Rings and Algebras KW - Field Theory and Polynomials KW - Applications of Mathematics KW - Associative Rings KW - Algebras KW - Geometry N2 - This work treats an introduction to commutative ring theory and algebraic plane curves, requiring of the student only a basic knowledge of algebra, with all of the algebraic facts collected into several appendices that can be easily referred to, as needed. Kunz's proven conception of teaching topics in commutative algebra together with their applications to algebraic geometry makes this book significantly different from others on plane algebraic curves. The exposition focuses on the purely algebraic aspects of plane curve theory, leaving the topological and analytical viewpoints in the backgro. ER -