The Higher Arithmetic: An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers - Softcover

Davenport, H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521634466 ISBN 13: 9780521634465

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Updated in a seventh edition, The Higher Arithmetic introduces concepts and theorems in a way that does not require the reader to have an in-depth knowledge of the theory of numbers, and also touches on matters of deep mathematical significance. This new edition includes state of the art material on the use of computers in number theory, as well as taking full account of the proving of Fermat's last theorem.

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Book Description

Updated in a seventh edition The Higher Arithmetic introduces concepts and theorems in a way that does not require the reader to have an in depth knowledge of the theory of numbers, but also touches upon matters of deep mathematical significance.'Although this book is not written as a textbook but rather as a work for the general reader, it could certainly be used as a textbook for an undergraduate course in number theory and, in the reviewers opinion, is far superior for this purpose to any other book in English'--From a review of the first edition in Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

About the Author

Harold Davenport F.R.S. was the late Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Trinity College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0521634466
• ISBN 13: 9780521634465
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 241