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\noindent {\LARGE\it Part I}

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\noindent {\Huge\bf Elementary Theory of}

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\noindent {\Huge\bf Toric Varieties}

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{\large
\noindent Chapters \ref{affine} to \ref{homogeneous} introduce the
theory of toric varieties.  This part of the book assumes only a
minimal amount of algebraic geometry, at the level of \emph{Ideals,
Varieties and Algorithms} \cite{iva}.  Each chapter begins with a
background section that develops the necessary algebraic geometry.}
