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Hm. Very good intro to the topic.

One nitpick: Part I says "Thanks to the fact that we are in an abelian group, we can write P + Q + R = 0 as P + Q = –R" I'm pretty sure abelianness is not necessary. P + Q + R = 0 => P + Q + R + -R = 0 + -R => P + Q + 0 = -R => P + Q = -R




Yes, abelian is not necessary. "P + Q = - R" is not necessary commutative, it is associative.


I agree, this is as good as Elliptic Tales.

As long as we're nitpicking, Taking the definition of cofator just ain't right.




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