An Adventurer's Guide to Number Theory (Paperback)

Richard Friedberg

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Language: English

Published by Dover Publications Inc., New York, 2003

0486281337 / 9780486281339

Series: Book 101 of 303 - Dover Books on Mathematics

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Paperback. In this delightful guide, a noted mathematician and teacher offers a witty, historically oriented introduction to number theory, dealing with properties of numbers and with numbers as abstract concepts. Written for readers with an understanding of arithmetic and beginning algebra, the book presents the classical discoveries of number theory, including the work of Pythagoras, Euclid, Diophantus, Fermat, Euler, Lagrange and Gauss.Unlike many authors, however, Mr. Friedberg encourages students to think about the imaginative, playful qualities of numbers as they consider such subjects as primes and divisibility, quadratic forms and residue arithmetic and quadratic reciprocity and related theorems. Moreover, the author has included a number of unusual features to challenge and stimulate students: some of the original problems in Diophantus' Arithmetica, proofs of Fermat's Last Theorem for the exponents 3and 4, and two proofs of Wilson's Theorem.Readers with a mathematical bent will enjoy and benefit from these entertaining and thought-provoking adventures in the fascinating realm of number theory. Mr. Friedberg is currently Professor of Physics at Barnard College, where he is Chairman of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. This witty introduction to number theory deals with the properties of numbers and numbers as abstract concepts. Topics include primes, divisibility, quadratic forms, and related theorems. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Title
An Adventurer's Guide to Number Theory (Paperback)
Author
Richard Friedberg
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc., New York
Publication year
2003
Condition
new
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0486281337
ISBN 13
9780486281339
Series
Book 101 of 303: Dover Books on Mathematics

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