zero locus of irreducible polynomial

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I am learning Riemann surfaces and one of the books I use is Algebraic curves and Riemann surfaces by Rick Miranda. He mentions if $f(z,w)\in \mathbb{C}[z,w]$ is irreducible the zero locus is connected. He doesn't prove it. Do you guys have tips how to do this or some literature?

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