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Basic Notions
Basic conventions and definitions of rings and algebras used in commutative algebra
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Localization
Localization of rings and modules and local ring construction
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Properties of Localization
Compatibility of localization with Hom and tensor, and local properties
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Localization of Graded Rings
Homogeneous localization of graded rings and graded modules
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The Jordan-Hölder Theorem
Uniqueness of composition series and well-definedness of length
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Associated Primes
Definitions and properties of prime avoidance and associated primes
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Primary Decomposition
Primary decomposition and uniqueness for modules over Noetherian rings
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Integral Extensions
Cayley-Hamilton theorem, integral elements, and integral extensions
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Integral Extensions and Ideals
Lying over and going up theorems for prime ideals in integral extensions
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The Nullstellensatz
Jacobson rings and the proof of the Hilbert Nullstellensatz
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Blowup Algebras
Blowup algebras and associated graded rings from an ideal
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Flatness
Definition of flat modules, characterization via Tor, and basic properties
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Flatness and Localization
A local criterion for flatness via checking at the maximal ideal
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Completion
Completion of rings and modules defined by filtrations
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Properties of Completions
Compatibility of completion with exact sequences, the Artin-Rees lemma
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Krull Dimension
Krull dimension via prime chains and its basic properties
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System of Parameters
Relationship between the system of parameters of a local ring and dimension
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Fractional Ideals
Fractional ideals, invertible modules, and the Picard group
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Regular Local Rings
Regular systems of parameters and characterizations of regular local rings
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Divisors
Cartier divisors and the class group in Dedekind domains
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Noether Normalization
Noether normalization theorem and applications for finitely generated algebras
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Differentials
Universal property of Kähler differentials and the naive cotangent complex