{"product_id":"elliptic-tales-curves-counting-and-number-theory-paperback","title":"Elliptic Tales: Curves, Counting, and Number Theory - Paperback","description":"\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","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376757997791,"sku":"9780691163505","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Gq9s1TJ0Qj9780691163505.webp?v=1789225261","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/elliptic-tales-curves-counting-and-number-theory-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}