From my professor:
Attached is the textbook for an independent study. Our goal is 10 pages essay completed by December 2, 2022. This book is not an easy reading. What I expect to see in your essay:
1. Write the definition of an elliptic curve.
2. Idea of the RSA algorithm (as in cryptography course you’ve been credited)
3. Idea of elliptic curve factoring algorithm (see Section 6.8).