Friendly Introduction to Number Theory, A (Classic Version) (4th Edition) (Pearson Modern Classics for Advanced Mathematics Series)

Joseph Silverman

ISBN 10: 0134689461 / ISBN 13: 9780134689463

Published by Pearson, 2017

About this Item

Brand new book. International edition printed overseas but with similar contents as compared to the US edition. Same day shipping with tracking. Seller Inventory # 1005|9780134689463

Bibliographic Details

Title: Friendly Introduction to Number Theory, A (...

Publisher: Pearson

Publication Date: 2017

Binding: Softcover

Condition: New

Edition: 4th Edition, International Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

For one-semester undergraduate courses in Elementary Number Theory

This title is part of the Pearson Modern Classics series. Pearson Modern Classics are acclaimed titles at a value price. Please visit www.pearsonhighered.com/math-classics-series for a complete list of titles.

 

A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory, 4th Edition is designed to introduce students to the overall themes and methodology of mathematics through the detailed study of one particular facet–number theory. Starting with nothing more than basic high school algebra, students are gradually led to the point of actively performing mathematical research while getting a glimpse of current mathematical frontiers. The writing is appropriate for the undergraduate audience and includes many numerical examples, which are analyzed for patterns and used to make conjectures. Emphasis is on the methods used for proving theorems rather than on specific results.

About the Author:

Joseph H. Silverman is a Professor of Mathematics at Brown University. He received his Sc.B. at Brown and his Ph.D. at Harvard, after which he held positions at MIT and Boston University before joining the Brown faculty in 1988. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed research articles and seven books in the fields of number theory, elliptic curves, arithmetic geometry, arithmetic dynamical systems, and cryptography.  He is a highly regarded teacher, having won teaching awards from Brown University and the Mathematical Association of America, as well as a Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition from the American Mathematical Society. He has supervised the theses of more than 25 Ph.D. students, is a co-founder of NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc., and has served as an elected member of the American Mathematical Society Council and Executive Committee.