Welcome to Franklin's Emporium - the department store where there's magic on every floor!When Alex visits the pet shop at Franklin's she just wants to buy some cat treats but she goes home with a little bit more than she bargained for. Where's that purring coming from? And why do things keep getting knocked over?Funny, exciting or a little bit spooky, Black Cats are fast-paced stories with short chapters and illustrations throughout - stepping stones to reading confidence
Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer''s mathematical career encompasses more than 60 years'' work of amazing creativity. This volume provides contemporary insight into several subjects in which Sir Peter''s influence has been notable, and is dedicated to his 75th birthday. The opening section reviews some of his many remarkable contributions to mathematics and other fields. The remaining contributions come from leading researchers in analytic and arithmetic number theory, and algebraic geometry. The topics treated include: rational points on algebraic varieties, the Hasse principle, Shafarevich-Tate groups of elliptic curves and motives, Zagier''s conjectures, descent and zero-cycles, Diophantine approximation, and Abelian and Fano varieties.
