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040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a516.352 _bK341g
100			_aKendig, Keith
245			_aA guide to plane algebraic curves _cKeith Kendig
260			_aProvindence, Rhode Island _bAmerican Mathmatical Society : MAA Press _c2011
300			_axv, 193p
440			_aDolciani mathematical expositions _nno. 46
440			_aMAA guides _nno. 7
490			_a / edited by Underwood Dudley ...[et al.]
520			_aThis book is a friendly introduction to plane algebraic curves. It emphasizes geometry and intuition, and the presentation is kept concrete. You'll find an abundance of pictures and examples to help develop your intuition about the subject, which is so basic to understanding and asking fruitful questions. Highlights of the elementary theory are covered, which for some could be an end in itself, and for others an invitation to investigate further. Proofs, when given, are mostly sketched, some in more detail, but typically with less. References to texts that provide further discussion are often included. Computer algebra software has made getting around in algebraic geometry much easier. Algebraic curves and geometry are now being applied to areas such as cryptography, complexity and coding theory, robotics, biological networks, and coupled dynamical systems. Algebraic curves were used in Andrew Wiles' proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, and to understand string theory, you need to know some algebraic geometry. There are other areas on the horizon for which the concepts and tools of algebraic curves and geometry hold tantalizing promise. This introduction to algebraic curves will be appropriate for a wide segment of scientists and engineers wanting an entrance to this burgeoning subject.
650			_aLimit theorems (Probability theory)
650			_aProbabilities
942			_cBK
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