{"product_id":"elliptic-tales-curves-counting-and-number-theory-paperback","title":"Elliptic Tales: Curves, Counting, and Number Theory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAvner Ash\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Gross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look at one of the most exciting unsolved problems in mathematics today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eElliptic Tales\u003c\/i\u003e describes the latest developments in number theory by looking at one of the most exciting unsolved problems in contemporary mathematics--the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture. In this book, Avner Ash and Robert Gross guide readers through the mathematics they need to understand this captivating problem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe key to the conjecture lies in elliptic curves, which may appear simple, but arise from some very deep--and often very mystifying--mathematical ideas. Using only basic algebra and calculus while presenting numerous eye-opening examples, Ash and Gross make these ideas accessible to general readers, and, in the process, venture to the very frontiers of modern mathematics.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Assuming only what every mathematically inclined freshman should know, this book leads the reader to an understanding of one of the most important conjectures in current number theory--whose proof is one of the Clay Mathematics Institute's million-dollar prize problems. The book is carefully and clearly written, and can be recommended without hesitation.\"\u003cb\u003e--Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture is one of the great insights in number theory from the twentieth century, and Ash and Gross write with care and a clear love of the subject. \u003ci\u003eElliptic Tales\u003c\/i\u003e will have wide appeal.\"\u003cb\u003e--Peter Sarnak, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvner Ash\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of mathematics at Boston College. \u003cb\u003eRobert Gross\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of mathematics at Boston College. They are the coauthors of \u003ci\u003eFearless Symmetry: Exposing the Hidden Patterns of Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9.39 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761524834592,"sku":"9780691163505","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7500eac80ccc1e932f0a1af00ef4ff6c.webp?v=1780209625","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/elliptic-tales-curves-counting-and-number-theory-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}