Presents an elementary and self-contained approach to Abelian varieties, a subject that plays a central role in algebraic and analytic geometry, number theory a... » 

Presents an elementary and self-contained approach to Abelian varieties, a subject that plays a central role in algebraic and analytic geometry, number theory and complex analysis. Based on notes from a course at Concordia University it should be useful for independent study or gradute courses. «