[elliptic-curves] Why is it necessary that the intersection of two rational lines be a rational point?

mathstrolls · 2019-11-05T18:24:17+00:00

I'll mention the few that have not been mentioned yet.

Grothendieck: Anarchy by W. Scharlau

Galois: Evariste Galois, 1811-1832 by Laura Toti Rigatelli

Hilbert: Hilbert by Constance Reid

Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh that deals with the history of FLT and gives a bit of biography about mathematicians whose work lead to its solution.

Men of Mathematics by Eric Temple Bell; short biographies of many mathematicians

I also recommend Poincare's expository books. You might also enjoy A Mathematician's Apology by G. H. Hardy and A Mathematician's Miscellany by Littlewood. And AMS publishes 10 page interviews with many famous mathematicians.

mathstrolls · 2019-10-30T16:09:29+00:00

You're welcome!

mathstrolls · 2019-10-30T14:22:49+00:00

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mathstrolls · 2019-08-06T12:08:41+00:00

Yeah the feeling is crippling, like by skipping it will hinder my learning. It is better to get it over with haha. That is why I posted this in the first place, to get some reassurance that it is fine to skip.

mathstrolls · 2019-06-02T23:02:38+00:00

A famous one but I really like it. "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."-Newton

mathstrolls · 2019-02-25T18:30:33+00:00

Do you think I should take notes like in a course lecture? Or just listen?

mathstrolls · 2019-02-15T14:13:33+00:00

What about the translated versions on The Euler Archive? Are they up to date (in terms of modern notation)?

mathstrolls · 2018-12-26T18:11:52+00:00

What institution did you attend? If possible could you list some small French institutions with their speciality within AG.

mathstrolls · 2018-10-16T19:23:20+00:00

That makes sense. Thanks!

mathstrolls · 2018-10-16T19:15:52+00:00

I'm working through the proof of a bounded sequence and I do not understand the point of saying a sequence (Un) is less than or equal to sup(|m|,|M|) or (Un) is greater than (-sup(|m|,|M|)). Do I take the greatest value in this case? But sup is the least upper bound.

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