``An introduction to algebraic K-theory''
A fuller table of contents is available
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Chapter I: Projective Modules and Vector Bundles
(52pp.)
Last major update March 1997 (section 4).
Minor update July 2000, Sept. 2004.
1. Free and stably free modules; p.1
2. Projective modules; p.6
3. The Picard group of a ring; p.15
4. Topological vector bundles and Chern classes; p.26
5. Algebraic vector bundles. p.38
Chapter II: The Grothendieck group K_0
(99pp.)
Last major updates Dec. 2003 (sec.6, 7, 9), July 2004 (sec.2, 7, App.).
Minor update Sept. 2004
1. group completion of a monoid; p.1
2. K_0 of a ring; p.5
3. K(X) of a topological space; p.17
4. Lambda and Adams operations; p.23
5. K_0 of a symmetric monoidal category; p.36
6. K_0 of an abelian category; p.44
7. K_0 of an exact category; p.58
8. K_0 of schemes and varieties; p.72
9. K_0 of a Waldhausen category; p.82
Appendix: localizing by categories of fractions. p.96
Chapter III: K_1 and K_2 of a ring
(69 pp.) Last major update August 2004 (sections 1-4).
Earlier updates August 1997, July 2000.
1. K_1 of a ring; p.1
2. Relative K_1; p.12
3. the Fundamental Theorems for K_1 and K_0; p.16
4. Negative K-theory; p.26
5. Milnor's K_2 of a ring; p.32
6. K_2 of fields; p.44
7. Milnor K-theory of fields. p.57
Chapter IV: Definitions of higher K-theory (49pp.)
Major update September 2004 (Products and sections 8-9 added)
Earlier updates December 1999, August 2004 (Sec.3)
1. BGL+ constructions; p.2
2. Geometric realization of a small category; p.11
3. Group completions for symmetric monoidal categories; p.21
4. Quillen's Q-construction for exact categories; p.32
5. The ``+=Q'' theorem; p.36
6. Waldhausen's wS. construction; p.40
7. The Gillet-Grayson construction; p.47
8. Karoubi-Villamayor K-theory; p.50
9. Homotopy K-theory; p.56
10 K-theory with finite coefficients; p.58.
Watch it grow like Topsy!
- Chapter V: The Fundamental Theorems
1. The Additivity theorem;
2. Changes in Waldhausen Structure;
3. The Resolution Theorem; 4. Devissage;
Localization Sequences for G_*; Localization sequences for K-theory
(Here's the Trieste
Lecture IV on this)
I'll be tired by this point, and might quit here.
- Chapter VI: Higher K-theory of Fields
(Here's the Trieste
Lecture VIII on this)
- Chapter VII: Applications to Algebraic Geometry
- Chapter VIII: Higher Chow Groups and Motivic Cohomology
(Here are the Trieste
Lecture IX and
Lecture X on this)
- References
Suggestions are welcome!
Thanks for corrections go to:
R.Thomason, M.Lorenz, J.Csirik, M.Paluch, T.Geisser, Paul Smith,
P.A.Ostvaer, D.Grayson, I.Leary, A.Heider, P.Polo, J.Hornbostel, B.Calmes
Errata
for Jon Rosenberg's 1994 book on K-theory
Partially supported by NSF grants
Topsy is a character in Harriet B. Stowe's 1852 book
Uncle Tom's Cabin who claimed to have never been born:
``Never was born...
I 'spect I grow'd. Don't think nobody never made me.'' (sic)