Lomont, J.S.; Brillhart, John
The book under review has several unusual features. Particularly striking is the interplay among mathematical topics for which few connections had been previously noticed. The connection between orthogonal polynomials and their properties with elliptic functions should be valuable to those working in elliptic function. accessible to a wide variety of mathematicians and students of mathematics. The book serves as an excellent introduction to such topics as orthogonal polynomials, elliptic integrals, and the study of polynomials in general. The authors' exposition is clear with a proper amount of detail. this monograph is highly recommended. - Bruce C. Berndt, MathSciNet, American Mathematical Society, Mathematical Reviews on the We very readable bookmaterial ideal as a spur to undergraduate research, and no less as a gateway to the general study of two venerable subjects not often taught to undergraduates anymore: elliptic functions and orthogonal polynomials. --D. V. Feldman, University of New Hampshire, CHOICE, October 2001 The book's strengths lie in its currency, its many worked examples, historical footnotes, and references to the literature. -D.V. Feldman, University of New Hampshire, in CHOICE, April 1998