In 1961 the second author deliv1lred a series of lectures at Haverford Col- lege on the subject of "Rational Points on Cubic Curves. " These lectures, intended for junior and senior mathematics majors, were recorded, tran- scribed, and printed in mimeograph form. Since that time they have been widely distributed as photocopies of ever decreasing legibility, and por- tions have appeared in various textbooks (Husemoller 1], Chahal 1]), but they have never appeared in their entirety. In view of the recent inter- est in the theory of elliptic curves for subjects ranging from cryptogra- phy...
In 1961 the second author deliv1lred a series of lectures at Haverford Col- lege on the subject of "Rational Points on Cubic Curves. " These lectures,...
The seventeenth century English philosopher, John Locke, is widely recognized as one of the seminal sources of the modern liberal tradition. "Liberty, Toleration and Equality" examines the development of Locke s ideal of toleration, from its beginnings, to the culmination of this development in Locke s fifteen year debate with his great antagonist, the Anglican clergyman, Jonas Proast. Locke, like Proast, was a sincere Christian, but unlike Proast, Locke was able to develop, over time, a perspective on toleration which allowed him to concede liberty to competing views which he, personally,...
The seventeenth century English philosopher, John Locke, is widely recognized as one of the seminal sources of the modern liberal tradition. "Liber...