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Dan
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Prime Numbers: A Computational Perspective (Hardcover) by Richard Crandall, Carl Pomerance bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1) by Neal Stephenson |
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recommended to Dan by:
John
recommended for: Natural Philosophers, Mathematicians, Alchemists, Vagabonds, and Puritans read in August, 2008 |
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Contract With God (Paperback) by Will Eisner |
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recommended to Dan by:
Lee
recommended for: Graphic Novel Fans, Comic Afficionados, Jews read in June, 2008 
Dan said:
"This is credited with being the first graphic novel. It is a collection of four stories, set during the 30s in the Tenements on the fictional Dropsie Ave in the Bronx. The four stories are:
1) A Contract with God The story of a Hassidic Jew who...more " |
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The Elements of Integration and Lebesgue Measure (Paperback) by Robert G. Bartle bookshelves: maths |
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recommended for: people who want a very elementary and detailed intro to measure theory
read in June, 2008
Dan said:
"This was my Real Analysis - Measure Theory text book.
It was very basic, very clear, and had lots of details. I don't like Real Analysis, but this was a pretty good way to learn about Measure Theory. " |
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Elliptic Curves in Cryptography (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note) (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note) by Ian F. Blake, G. Seroussi, Nigel P. Smart bookshelves: maths |
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recommended to Dan by:
Kristin Lauter
recommended for: People who want to learn about elliptic curve cryptography read in May, 2008
Dan said:
"This is a good book for a high level introduction to the Mathematics behind Elliptic Curve Cryptography.
It does not go into a great amount of detail, but it is relatively clearly written, and that definitely counts for a lot. Also, it has a very...more " |
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CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (Paperback) by George Saunders bookshelves: to-read |
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The Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves (Graduate Texts in Mathematics) by Joseph H. Silverman bookshelves: maths |
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recommended for: People who want to learn in depth about Elliptic Curves
read in May, 2008
Dan said:
"I used this book for a term paper I was writing.
Joseph Silverman is a good author to learn from. His books are easier to read and more user friendly than Serge Lang's. " |
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