MATH 8826 Algebraic Geometry I

Name: Algebraic Geometry I
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)

Topics may include affine and projective varieties, theory of schemes, sheaves and cohomology, theory of curves and surfaces and more advanced topics chosen by the instructor.

Course overview

Department: Mathematics
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Graduate

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
2 responses
Instructor rating: 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
2 responses
Terms evaluated: 2
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Fall 2025	Brian Lehmann	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	1–3 hrs/week	1 of 6
Fall 2024	Qile Chen	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	≤ 1 hr/week	1 of 3

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Brian Lehmann
Fall 2025 · Official rating 5.00/5
Dawei Chen
Fall 2026
Qile Chen
Fall 2024 · Official rating 5.00/5

Sections

Section 01
Fall 2026 · Dawei Chen · Maloney Hall 560 MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM · Offered