A few books for getting started in the subject of Elliptic Curves, each with a different perspective. I give detailed overviews and my personal take on each book.


0:00 Intro
0:41 McKean and Moll, Elliptic Curves: Function Theory, Geometry, Arithmetic
10:14 Silverman, The Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves
17:57 Silverman and Tate, Rational Points on Elliptic Curves
21:50 Washington, Elliptic Curves: Number Theory and Cryptography
24:23 Knapp, Elliptic Curves
30:02 Iwaniec and Kowlaski, Analytic Number Theory


Amazon Links to Books Mentioned
McKean and Moll, Elliptic Curves: Function Theory, Geometry, Arithmetic https://amzn.to/3i5QVV6
Silverman, The Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves https://amzn.to/3kHg2iN
Silverman and Tate, Rational Points on Elliptic Curves https://amzn.to/3ugIACX
Washington, Elliptic Curves: Number Theory and Cryptography https://amzn.to/2XTAUe0
Knapp, Elliptic Curves https://amzn.to/3zLga58
Iwaniec and Kowalski, Analytic Number Theory https://amzn.to/3AJd0jO
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