Commutative Algebra II (Graduate Texts in Mathematics)

From the Preface: 'topics are: valuation theory; theory of polynomial and power series rings (including generalizations to graded rings and modules); local algebra...the algebro-geometric connections and applications of the purely algebraic material are constantly stressed and abundantly scattered throughout the exposition. Thus, this volume can be used in part as an introduction to some basic concepts and the arithmetic foundations of algebraic geometry.'