preface
i intersections of curves
introduction and history
1.intersections at the origin
2.homogeneous coordinates
3.intersections in homogeneous coordinates
4.lines and tangents
ii conics
introduction and history
5.conics and intersections
6.pascal's theorem
7.envelopes of conics
iiicubics
introduction and history
8.flexes and singular points
9.addition on cubics
10.complex numbers
11 bezout's theorem
12.hessians
13.determining cubics
ivparametrizing curves
introduction and history
14.parametrizations at the origin
15.parametrizations of general form
16.envelopes of gurves
references
index