Lectures on Number Theory (History of Mathematics Source Series) - Softcover

Lejeune Dirichlet, Peter Gustav; Dedekind, Richard; Dirichlet, P. G. L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821820176 ISBN 13: 9780821820179

Publisher: Amer Mathematical Society, 1999

Synopsis

This volume is a translation of Dirichlet's Vorlesungen uber Zahlentheorie which includes nine supplements by Dedekind and an introduction by John Stillwell, who translated the volume.
Lectures on Number Theory is the first of its kind on the subject matter. It covers most of the topics that are standard in a modern first course on number theory, but also includes Dirichlet's famous results on class numbers and primes in arithmetic progressions.
The book is suitable as a textbook, yet it also offers a fascinating historical perspective that links Gauss with modern number theory.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Review

"A new edition of Dirichlet's Lectures on Number Theory would be big news any day, but it's particularly gratifying to see the book appear as "the first of an informal sequence" which is to include "classical mathematical works that served as cornerstones for modern mathematical thought." So all power to the American Mathematical Society and the London Mathematical Society in their joint-venture History of Mathematics series: may the "Sources" subseries live long and prosper. [T]his is quite accessible, and could almost be used as a textbook still today. For those who like to heed Abel's admonition to "read the masters, not their students," here's a great opportunity to learn more about Number Theory." ---- MAA Online

"This is a nice English edition of Dirichlet's famous Vorlesungen über Zahlentheorie, including the nine Supplements by Dedekind, translated by John Stillwell. As one of the most important number-theoretical books of the 19th century this book needs no further description, and can be recommended to those who have problems with the German language, or to those who cannot find the German original in the library. This book should certainly have a permanent place on every mathematical bookshelf." ---- European Mathematical Society Newsletter

Edition details

• Publisher: Amer Mathematical Society
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821820176
• ISBN 13: 9780821820179
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 275