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Conics and Cubics is an accessible introduction to algebraic curves. Its focus on curves of degree at most three keeps results tangible and proofs transparent. Theorems follow naturally from high school algebra and two key ideas: homogenous coordinates and intersection multiplicities.
By classifying irreducible cubics over the real numbers and proving that their points form Abelian groups, the book gives readers easy access to the study of elliptic curves. It includes a simple proof of Bezout's Theorem on the number of intersections of two curves.
The book is a text for a one-semester course on algebraic curves for junior-senior mathematics majors. The only prerequisite is first-year calculus.
The new edition introduces the deeper study of curves through parametrization by power series. Two uses of parametrizations are presented: counting multiple intersections of curves and proving the duality of curves and their envelopes.
About the first edition:
"The book. . . belongs in the admirable tradition of laying the foundations of a difficult and potentially abstract subject by means of concrete and accessible examples."
- Peter Giblin, MathSciNet
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Intersections of Curves. - Conics. - Cubics. - Parametrizing Curves.
Produktdetails
Erscheinungsdatum
22. November 2006
Sprache
englisch
Auflage
2nd ed. 2006
Seitenanzahl
347
Dateigröße
2,82 MB
Reihe
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Autor/Autorin
Robert Bix
Verlag/Hersteller
Kopierschutz
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Produktart
EBOOK
Dateiformat
PDF
ISBN
9780387392738
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" . . . This book therefore belongs to the admirable tradition of laying the foundations of a difficult and potentially abstract subject by means of concrete and accessible examples. . . . Two major strengths of the book are its historical perspective, in the form of informative introductions to the chapters which give the main developments in non-technical language, and its exercises, which are numerous and interesting. " Peter Giblin for MathSciNet
From the reviews of the second edition:
" Algebraic geometry is a hard subject. . . . But could it, or at least some of it, be presented, at the undergraduate level? This book attempts to do that. . . . At the beginning of each of the four chapters, the author provides a synopsis of the historical development of the subject. And within each section many exercises are provided for further discussion and illumination. . . . And the author manages to keep things concrete. So, the end result is a book which is accessible . " (Donald L. Vestal, MathDL online, October, 2006)
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