The last version posted was in 2013. I wanted to get the next version out in 2014, and time is running out!  So here it is, posted at the usual place (the Dec. 30, 2014 version).  (There is also a version suited for an e-reader — thanks to Jack Sherk asking for it, and explaining to me how to make it.)

In this 2014 post, I can’t help mentioning the passing of Grothendieck.   I was more moved than I expected to hear the news and feel the ripples in the mathematical community.  It feels strange that he is now a historical figure, even though he had walked away from his unfinished cathedral long before I was even aware of its existence.

The notes have continued to evolve around the edges, although the material is stable. Please continue to give me corrections and suggestions!  There are few sections that need tender loving care; I mention them on the front.  There are many other things on my to-do list as well, including many comments you’ve made.

The notes now have a tentative title (The Rising Sea:  Foundations of Algebraic Geometry).  The phrase is due to Grothendieck, translated by Colin McLarty; it is the title of Daniel Murfet’s wonderful blog.

The index is in the process of being made.  (No need to give me specific comments until it has converged!)

Finally, if you would like notes on commutative algebra that are very much from the same point of view as these notes, you may enjoy Andy McLennan’s notes, available here.  It also contains an (explicated) English translation of Serre’s epochal FAC, and all the algebra needed as background.