AMS Short Course: Computing with Elliptic Curves using Sage

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Read through the following (all are free):

The Official Sage Tutorial: html or pdf
The Official Python Tutorial: html or pdf
Three Lectures about Explicit Methods in Number Theory Using Sage: html or pdf

9:00am - 10:30am	Kiran Kedlaya: Introduction to Python and Sage worksheet
10:30am - 11:00am	Break
11:00am - 12:30pm	Software Session 1: QA format -- How do I do XXX in Sage?
12:30pm - 2:00pm	Break (lunch)
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Ken Ribet: Computing with elliptic curves over finite fields using Sage
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Break
4:00pm - 5:00pm	Software Session 2: Problem format -- try to solve a problem yourself using Sage
5:00pm – 6:30pm	Reception: Back Bay Ballroom D - Sheraton

9:00am - 10:30am	Jared Weinstein: Computing with elliptic curves over the rational numbers using Sage
10:30am – 11:00am	Break
11:00am - 12:30pm	William Stein: Computing with the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture using Sage
12:30pm – 2:00pm	Break (lunch)
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Elkies: Computing with Elliptic Surfaces
3:30pm – 4:00pm	Break
4:00pm – 5:00pm	Software Session 3: QA format -- How do I do XXX in Sage?