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Elliptic Curves

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States18.783
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2025English
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This course offers a computationally focused introduction to elliptic curves, emphasizing their deep connections to number theory and cryptography. Core topics include point-counting, isogenies, pairings, and the theory of complex multiplication. Throughout the course, these concepts are applied to practical problems such as integer factorization, primality proving, and elliptic curve cryptography.

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