Question

Grokking Grothendieck

Answer 1

Sadly, there probably isn't an answer to your question that you will like: one simply has to have at least a graduate-level mathematics education to properly understand Grothendieck's mathematics.

Answer 2

I did my undergrad in math and I'm finishing my masters in math, soon to start a Phd in math. Much like you I have also heard that Alexander Grothendieck revolutionized math. I have taken some courses in commutative algebra but I never managed to learn anything, all of my exercises where completely hackable through noob methods so that's what I did.

The only thing I have been able to do similar to Grothendieck have been a couple of times I fasted with chamomille tea.

Answer 3

> I'm thinking of a presentation of Grothendieck's legendary revolution that goes deeper into the actual mathematics

Do you even cohomology , bruh?

Answer 4

I believe Colin McLarty, quoted in that article, has some good expository papers about Grothendieck. I always thought it was funny their thesis was "I think Grothendieck is pretty neat and here's why you should too."